Places xanthippe Wants to Go

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.