Places ibcarlene Wants to Go

The metal truss bridge served as the sole entry point to an "isolation island" for smallpox outbreaks throughout the 1870s and early 1940s.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

It's an incredibly beautiful city public space, with spacious rooms to study and admire the artwork.

It's been called “Detroit’s largest art object.”

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A striking steel sculpture that was moved to an out-of-the-way location.

This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."

A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.

This Art-Deco-styled, former indoor public bath is now a museum.

This public art pays homage to the baseball legend and civil rights icon and his time in Montreal.