Places Susie Armitage Wants to Go

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

Hundreds of unusual wheel crosses poke above the earth in this small Estonian cemetery.

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Russian history in San Francisco.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.