Places EricaInCA Wants to Go

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.

Abandoned 37.5' diameter rusted metal sphere sitting in the woods.

The longest Champagne Bar in Europe, if not the world

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

A small piece of Scotland sits in a park in Lower Manhattan.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Thanks to a clever legal loophole, this mountainside wine shop sells a hybrid cuvée that's been outlawed for nearly a century.

Two very different statues celebrate the literary legacy of this medieval Dordogne town.

This striking sculpture was created in memory of enslaved people, acknowledging that the city of Bordeaux was France’s second-largest slave-trade port.

This place bears witness to the loss of many lives during WWII, and stands in stark contrast to the American Cemetery.

A surprising relic of WWII, sitting boldly in a Marseille street.

A priceless work by the 17th-century Dutch master is on display in the parish church of a French village.