Places nicolefrancis Wants to Go

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.

A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.