Places bluestargirl Wants to Go

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

This serene wooded hilltop has a dark history as the climactic point of the Swedish witch trials.