Places claireromama Wants to Go

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Inside the simple black-and-white exterior of Église Sainte-Cécile hides a pastel wonderland.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.

In the middle of Calvary Cemetery stands this singular memorial to a small boy who died too young.

A different kind of swan princess.

This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.

This 12-seat movie theater is the smallest in the world.

This Philippine island is dotted with (fake) Grecian ruins.

In the 18th century, the Earl of Buchan mapped the universe on this stone pillar.

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.

Out of a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and stops, this Queens subway station is arguably the most mysterious—if it exists at all.