Places LynneM Wants to Go

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.