Places LexaPayne Wants to Go

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

This 1939 grave of a British soldier now receives legions of unlikely visitors.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

A tribute to Richard Feynman is carved into the land he planned to see but never got to visit.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A retro walk through the history of the tube.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.