Places Bluejeanlace Wants to Go

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

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.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

The largest underground lake in Europe.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.