Places jessicacripps Wants to Go

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

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

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.