Places kjcasey Wants to Go

In the heart of Little Sweden USA, a small gallery and museum pays tribute to a Swedish-born artist who fell in love with the American landscape.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

The largest model carrot in the world.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Venice's island of the dead.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.