Places LexaPayne Wants to Go

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.