Places annakovach Wants to Go

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.