Places alessandralee Wants to Go

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Dozens of giant mermaids are hidden across Florida’s coast in parks, yards, and beaches.

A 110-foot concrete dinosaur once sold fossil fuel from its belly.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

Walk down an otherwise nondescript alley near Washington Square West in South Philly and find yourself in a vivid, immersive mosaic wonderland.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

A crazy maze of a hostel, where every trap door and secret entrance brings you to a new wacky, wonderful room.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The last remaining Hakka cemetery in Singapore.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

The largest cemetery in Chile is the final resting place for more than 2 million people, from politicians to artists.