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Beijing, China
Dixia Cheng - Beijing's Underground City
Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Los Angeles, California
Binoculars Building
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Los Angeles, California
Stay On Main Hotel
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Los Angeles, California
No Vacancy
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California
Los Feliz Murder Mansion
Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.
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Long Beach, California
Looff's Lite-A-Line
The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.
Anaheim, California
Disneyland's Club 33
The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Inyo County, California
Amargosa Opera House
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
San Luis Obispo, California
Madonna Inn
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
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Orlando, Florida
Discovery Island
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Moonhole Homes
These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.
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St. Louis, Missouri
Cementland
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
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London, England
Calvert 22
East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.
London, England
Barbican Conservatory
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
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Paris, France
Water Tank Beneath Palais Garnier
The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.
Paris, France
Musée des Egouts (Paris Museum of Sewers)
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.
Paris, France
Petite Ceinture
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
Walden 7
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
New York, New York
The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
