Places janepeytonjohnson Wants to Go

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

One of Mexico's rare urban natural parks features waterfalls and a working fish farm.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.