Places Jess Wants to Go

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.