Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

The Siege of Naarden ended in 1814, but the cannonballs embedded in the town church remain.

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

The world's tallest carillon is located at the top of this skyscraper in Mexico City.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.

This bronze statue commemorates the life of the first Black American to publish a novel in the United States.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.