Places ValarieD Wants to Go

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

View roughly 7,000 books amassed over decades by the author and avid bibliophile.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A violent name for a violent volcano.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.