Places paleasfunk Wants to Go

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

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

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

This non-profit restaurant offers job training and skills to members of the Central City community.

Feast on twice-cooked goat with plantains and other Haitian street food dishes.

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.

Dine on Isan-style specialties lovingly rendered in all their fiery, umami-loaded glory.

Southern comfort food is on the menu at this neighborhood favorite.

Chef Lisa Nelson serves up sensational doubles, jerk chicken, and other Trinidadian staples.

Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.

Both the cocktails and the dive bar vibes are immaculate at this Mid-City watering hole.

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.