Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This mysterious abandoned fort looks like something pulled right from Arabian legend.

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.