Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

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

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.