Places miriamrigg Wants to Go

Tucked away in a quiet corner of rural Nova Scotia, the first museum in North America dedicated to preserving the art of making rugs by hand.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

It stands out for its elegant white neoclassical design and twin bell towers that define Maputo’s skyline and make it one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.

One of the rare, saucer-shaped prefabricated homes designed by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in the 1960s.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This giant sculpture recalls a famous passage from “Alice in Wonderland.”

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'