Places relizh Wants to Go

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

From the dishes to the art, this Michelin-starred restaurant orbits around one beloved French melon.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."