Places lenayehtaylor Wants to Go

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

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

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

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

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.