Places claireromama Wants to Go

This humble American Craftsman home is where the Disney brothers’ animation business took flight in 1923.

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

Dozens of tiny doors dot Newport's Mansion Hill neighborhood.

A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.

Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.

You can dig up your own crystals in the quartz capital of the world.

A secret hotel room can be found inside this clocktower in the oldest city in Austria.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.

Check out the 125-pound chocolate reindeer in the back of this candy shop.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

A cemetery that holds graves for the forgotten children of a burned orphanage.

The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.

Wander among the gravestones in this historic border town.

After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.