Places arielspace Wants to Go

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

The middle finger of modernity.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.