Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

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

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.