15 U.S. LOCATIONS TO SATISFY YOUR WANDERLUST

1. THE FRENCH CONNECTION

Instead of flying to Paris to see the Notre Dame Cathedral, visit St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (covcathedral.com). Begun in 1894, this cathedral in Covington, Kentucky, is a smaller-scale replica of its French predecessor, right down to its beloved rose windows and carved stone gargoyles. The interior doesn’t disappoint either: walls festooned with ornate murals and towering ceilings provide pitch-perfect acoustics for three historic pipe organs.

2. GREEK TO ME

There’s the Parthenon in Athens: Check out the one in Nashville. Built for Tennessee’s Centennial Exposition in 1897, the () boasts the exact specifications of the original,