Places amosner Wants to Go

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.