Places dstarr7517 Wants to Go

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

A reportedly haunted parking structure with alleged links to Jack The Ripper.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.