Places Cindy Cesare Wants to Go

This abandoned IDGZ station was one of 49 troposcatter stations in the NATO ACE High network.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

A former limestone quarry has found a new life as a flourishing community garden.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.