Places Auroratorealis Wants to Go

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.

Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

A residential service road transformed into a menagerie of larger-than-life paintings of iconic Arctic wildlife.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

Carved between 3500 and 1000 B.C., the distinctive carvings at this site are poorly understood.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”