Places Vyviane Wants to Go

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

This church doubles a museum dedicated to Norwegian heritage.

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.

A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.

One of Ireland's lesser-known megalithic structures.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.