Places dearestcatherine Wants to Go

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.