Places venuslady87 Wants to Go

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This long-distance walking route follows the Prime Meridian line as it passes through England.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.