Places amandajaneshaw Wants to Go

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.

Amelia Island’s oldest independent bookstore is a cozy oasis for literary exploration.

Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.

A public, open-air art exhibit featuring world-renowned sculptures hides in plain sight on the outskirts of Orlando.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

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

This Victorian mansion is part heritage museum, part architectural oddity, and part ghost story.

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

A live oak beside a Florida bike trail has become a shimmering, musical memorial.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

Rescued, handpainted reproductions of iconic Francisco Goya paintings, now in a hotel.

Once part of a living village, these buildings now house exhibits showcasing historical aspects of life in Ireland.

Restored historic buildings, machinery, and a Mediterranean garden tell the story of a vibrant multicultural neighborhood in the heart of Tampa.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.