Places Edited by Allison Meier

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.

Russian researchers who have been excavating ancient squirrel burrows may have brought a 32,000-year-old plant back to life.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

Haven for steampunks.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

Celebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissing.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.