Places ibcarlene Wants to Go

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.

This 17th-century house was once the trading hub for two prominent Canadian fur barons.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.