Paris, France
Le Louxor Palais du Cinema
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Paris, France
The Room of Endangered and Extinct Species
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
The Last Original Standard Metre
An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
Pont d'Arc
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Blois, France
Mechanical Dragon Clock
A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
Tambopata, Peru
Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick
The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.
Tanami East, Australia
Drunken Australian Parrots
The Australian lorikeets that like to tie one on in an annual drinking binge.
Malakwa, British Columbia
The Enchanted Forest
An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
Vulcan, Alberta
Vulcan
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
Henderson, Nevada
The Simpsons House
Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.
Saariselkä, Finland
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Budapest, Hungary
Ronald Reagan Statue in Budapest
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Budapest, Hungary
The Garden of Philosophers
Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.
Permanently Closed
Budapest, Hungary
Timewheel
Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
Budapest, Hungary
Vajdahunyad Castle
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Budapest, Hungary
For Sale Pub
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Los Angeles, California
Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Los Angeles, California
Candy Cane Lane
Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Los Angeles, California
Chicken Boy
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
No Vacancy
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
