Places claireromama Wants to Go

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.

A place where you can symbolically rid yourself of negative thoughts and attitudes.

Three bronze beauty queens welcome you to “Miss America University.”

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

This church with Italian style frescos was constructed by European internees in Zimbabwe during World War II.

Visit the birthplace of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, poet and author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

This iconic location, shrouded in mystery and nostalgia and still an active YMCA camp, was the setting for the Dharma Barracks in the hit TV series 'Lost.'

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

The only panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland that has been replaced, after the original was stolen.

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

A knight said to have slayed a dragon with the help of his winged dogs is buried inside the walls of a church.

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.