Places joannemilne Wants to Go

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.