Places LexaPayne Wants to Go

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped Timor-Leste achieve its independence.

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

This charming, medieval walled village is Spain's first "book town."

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.