Places alessandralee Wants to Go

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

A unique gallery filled with art that is interactive, accessible, and generates a ripple effect of creativity

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.

This is not Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.

This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

The last remaining Shaker community still practices a uniquely communal and utopian version of Christianity.