Places alessandralee Wants to Go

This rail trail culminates in a three-mile land bridge only accessible to cyclists and pedestrians.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

A semi-retired nurse’s record-setting collection of 3,000 tiny chairs.

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

Nature (and graffiti) reclaim this old waterworks that has been surrounded by a bike path and network of walking trails.

An abandoned putt putt golf course nestled hidden next to one of the local water towers and a local veterinarian.

A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.

Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

Catch beautiful views at the graffitied observation deck on this mountain top.

Strange memorabilia held inside an unassuming library.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.