Places lenayehtaylor Wants to Go

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

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

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

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

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The world's longest known cave system.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.