Places doubleplusungood Wants to Go

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.

The Dublin sea wall draws walkers, photographers, and fishing enthusiasts.

Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.

A startling waterfall, not far from a roadside viewpoint.

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

Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.

A 26-foot-tall jackrabbit celebrates the past and future of the Southwest.

The home and studio of one of Japan's most avant-garde artists is now a museum showcasing his surreal works.

A statue for a zoo that was never built.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

A small part of the local arts scene, this “little free cinema” is part homage to the past, part interactive experience.

The world’s largest street art museum.

A fully functional, commercial, miniature art gallery.

The final resting place of the renowned, eccentric artist doesn’t even include his name.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.