Places fredlhote Wants to Go

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.