Places raquel9e Wants to Go

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.