Places claireromama Wants to Go

A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

The oldest functioning mailbox in Spain was installed in 1793.

This supper club is a slice of old Las Vegas.

Tales of ghosts, cryptids, and true crime rise from the murky waters of the largest freshwater wetland in Massachusetts.

Inventive brewers use NSW ingredients to dream up flavorful beers made with local honey, native raspberries, and Mariposa plums.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

These life-sized mosaic reptiles, crafted using ceramics from a local toilet factory, link the town's industrial heritage with its prehistoric past.

This house was used by the FBI to broadcast disinformation to the Nazis during World War II.

A tribute to Samuel Wilson, who may be the original "Uncle Sam."

For 14 years, this former stray dog greeted every train passenger that arrived in Fort Collins.

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.

This museum focuses on the history and culture of the German settlers in Pennsylvania.

This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.

An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.

This open-air spiritual sanctuary offers stunning views of Mt. Monadnock and provides a natural and peaceful environment for worship and meditation.

Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

These bronze horses on the gates of the Royal Palace of Naples were a gift from a Russian tsar.

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.