Places alessandralee Wants to Go

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

Cycling around the Veluwe visitors are treated to a collection of stones from around the world.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.

A gigantic shoe, inspired by a nursery rhyme, sits in a park atop Mumbai’s Malabar Hill.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Despite the name, this ancient statue of uncertain origins is unlikely to represent the Roman goddess Venus.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.