Places arielgrace Wants to Go

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.