Places miriamrigg Wants to Go

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

This rural bridge gave the government of West Virginia a red scare.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.

In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.