Places dswalsh7 Wants to Go

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.

A locomotive that was captured as a prisoner of war is now recognized as a WWII memorial.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

This 12th-century house is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

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

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.