Places Donna McColl Wants to Go

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

The largest ongoing mosaic project in Europe.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.

One of Mexico City's seats of the Catholic faith, although not the majoritarian Latin Roman rite.

A metal forest of peas pays tribute to the founding father of genetics.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.