Places MikeInSanFrancisco Wants to Go

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

An underwater city for the dead.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.