Places aestheticsnafu Wants to Go

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A three-shelf library serves as a memorial in the Jewish cemetery of Krems.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950s.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.