Places EricaInCA Wants to Go

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.

A strange anthropomorphic stele with a mysterious inscription that has never been deciphered.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

This green and white building is shaped like a massive Rubik's Cube.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.

A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.