Places alessandralee Wants to Go

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

A family accused of witchcraft once called this medieval tower home.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.

All that remains of a 17th-century hamlet is a sprawling non-denominational cemetery.

This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Visit one, or all six, of the stops on this tour of a North Carolina signature sweet.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This forest school's long history lets today's visitors experience resource management learnings in a beautiful environment.

There's a lot of horsing around on this lonely stretch of Australian highway.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Thousands of used shoes create a unique public art exhibit along this old paddock fence.

This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.

Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.