Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.

Created by a pair of artists, this former hotel was designed to provide a minimum of everything including comfort.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

The world's oldest model village.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.