Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

This simple roadside art installation ended up sparking a folk art movement and a controversy of international proportions.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.