Places queenofswing Wants to Go

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

The history and future of cannabis.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.