Places exvine Wants to Go

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.