Places laureldigianni Wants to Go

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

A historic office and commercial building located in the heart of downtown San Francisco.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.