Places melsand2000 Wants to Go

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.