Places pleiades Wants to Go

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

The labyrinthine storm tunnels beneath the city of Melbourne are ruled by a band of urban explorers.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

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

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.