Places Judy Lee Wants to Go

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.