Places claireromama Wants to Go

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

The final resting place of the cats that once belonged to a Brazilian actress.

One of two Southern California statues celebrating “The Duke,” this one towers over a Beverly Hills sidewalk.

A massive, 76-foot-high version of a Van Gogh painting in Canada’s sunflower capital.

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.

A waterfront landing pad designated for unidentified flying objects still awaits its first guest.

A mystical-meets-modern mix of centuries-old divination decks and Pokémon cards ready to predict your destiny.

Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

This 19th-century building showcases memorabilia from the acclaimed 1939 film.

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.

This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."

This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.

A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.

After a long legal battle, the heart of the famous composer is finally enthroned in the city of his birth.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

This Ohio cemetery is home to the remains of many Confederate officers and soldiers who were once held nearby as prisoners of war.

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.