Places kristywhitford Wants to Go

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.