Places Leonardo I Wants to Go

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.