Places Emily Sue Wants to Go

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

The ruined remains of an early hydroelectric dam.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."