Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

A train station decorated by a giant replica of the ancient Shakōki-dogū figurine found in the area.

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

This Oaxacan restaurant serves native corn and Indigenous recipes.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.

A small town that began as a western movie set.

This subterranean passage reveals the city's mining history as well as its legendary terrors.

A neighborhood of houses made of poured concrete through a process invented by Thomas Edison.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

Sambusas get a Deep Southern twist at this Somali chai haven.

This cha chaan teng’s pineapple buns are so sought-after that they sell 5,000 a day.