Places queensissy Wants to Go

This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

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

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.

An impressive ensemble of sculptures that survived the Soviet regime.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.