Places bluceleste87 Wants to Go

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

According to Hindu belief, this shallow island chain was created by a god with an army of monkeys.

A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

One of the oldest masonic temples in the Netherlands, built in 1757.

Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

Every part of this unusual home is built into the sandstone rock.

A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.

A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

The Kenyan town where the best distance runners in the world are trained.

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.