Places aidanmcleod Wants to Go

This sculpture is a reminder of the old lamplighters of Madrid, a profession that is now extinct

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.