Places claracecile Wants to Go

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A model train wonderland hidden beneath Gare de l'Est station.

A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.