LA'S UNION STATION RANKED AMONG 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD

Readers of the Flavorpill e-guide to culture in LA, SF, NYC, Chicago, Miami and London asked readers to name the most beautiful train stations in the world and LA's Union Station made the Top Ten list. The Flavorpill editors write that the response to this survey was "overwhelming," and that they can't believe that "this enchanting mode of transport" -- train travel -- could ever have been replaced by air travel: "If you've flown anywhere lately you know that the airport experience today is a far cry from the much more civilized approach to globe-trotting represented by the drop-dead gorgeous constructions we've rounded up here. Check the Top Ten here. Readers were so interested in this topic that Flavorpill posted 10 more favorites here.