Places Michelle Cassidy Wants to Go

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.

This hidden workshop is filled with molds of France's most iconic sculptures.

On the second floor of a small town library is an homage to angling and memorial to a great local fisherman.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.