Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Sculpture of a bus made from wrecked passenger cars.

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.