Places claireromama Wants to Go

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Touching the iron railings of Tarragona's balcony to the Mediterranean is said to bring good luck.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.