Tryst

Mmmm, one of my favorite haunts. Baron Grayson has put together a lushly detailed set of sims to showcase his dark imagination. Sanctum Sanctorum houses some of the retail - gorgeously built furniture and garden items, while hidden in other corners are an illuminated cave grotto, beautifully detailed pirate ship and other bits and pieces to find. The sister sim Ad Lucem houses Sue Stonebender's "Serendipity Studio" collections of jewelry, furniture and grand pianos as well as her Giving tree charity. You can devote many hours to exploring these ever-evolving sims and continue to find new things.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sanctum%20Sanctorum/184/68/59/

Rustica

Not only an incredibly interesting build, the Owner (Maxwell Graf) is also a rare jewel. I was wandering around, poking into all kinds of places (wasn't sure if they were public or not, lol) when he came up and gave me an impromptu tour of the sim, complete with a dip in the new FOAMY waves outside the castle. Interesting, forthright and genuinely excited about the design opportunites SL has to offer, it was a refreshing change from the typical. Points of interest - the Viking head sculpture, hanging cage (!), and best of all, the guns that launch ammo at the bridge across on the neighboring sim of Arcano Nuevo. Careful where you stand!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rustica/129/122/58