Places LexaPayne Wants to Go

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.