Places alessandralee Wants to Go

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."