Places thenavigatrix Wants to Go

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.