Places laurathexplorer Wants to Go

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.