Places traceyjaynne Wants to Go

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.