Places chantalmeyer33 Wants to Go

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.