Places caitmckay Wants to Go

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

An underground city of salt.

At this unique farm, you can interact with adorable donkeys and view an ancient dolmen.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.