Places ibcarlene Wants to Go

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

This former studio belonging to a pioneer in photography stands in a picturesque landscape with unique rock formations.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

The haunting ruins of a once-holy church now stand as a forgotten relic of Montreal’s past.

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.