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Places to Stay

Allauch is a peaceful commune just 12km east of Marseilles.

AO’s Favorite Unusual Sites to Spend a Night

Why stay at any old hotel when you could stay here?

Holyn Thigpen September 8, 2026

24 Unusual Sites to Spend a Night

These aren’t your average bed-and-breakfasts.

Allegra Rosenberg October 1, 2025

Annapolis, Maryland

Governor Calvert House’s Hypocaust

A rare 18th-century heating system tucked inside a historic colonial home.

Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Canyon Farm Yard

A family-run camping spot in the Namibian desert.

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Porphyry Point Lighthouse

Live your lighthouse keeper dreams at this unique lodging on a Canadian island.

Palm Springs, California

Trixie Motel

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

Colnbrook, England

The Ostrich Inn

One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.

Podcast: World's Loneliest House

It looks the part, but it's kind of a misnomer.

The Podcast Team February 20, 2024

Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hotel Austria & Bosna

In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.

Belleair, Florida

Belleview Inn

This historic hotel has hosted the likes of Babe Ruth, Jimmy Carter, and the Vanderbilts.

Pustevny, Czechia

Libušín a Maměnka

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

Grande Albergo Ausonia & Hungaria

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.

Bir el Maliha, Israel

Kushi's Pundak 101

This legendary roadside attraction feels like a bizarre mirage, 101 kilometers outside the resort city of Eilat.

Atlas Ad Astra Adventure Resort

Discover the story of a man, a dog, and a plan to turn a decommissioned Atlas F Missile Base into an underground resort.

Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

Lava Hot Springs Inn

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

Podcast: The Greenbrier

This fallout shelter beneath a West Virginia resort was a state secret until 1992.

The Podcast Team June 13, 2023

Redstone, Colorado

Redstone Castle

This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.

A very MiMo office

The Vagabond Hotel

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.