Places ClairdeLune Wants to Go

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.