Places arielgrace Wants to Go

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.