Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

32,000 tiny soldiers are posed in 23 historical settings.

Dedicated to improving the plight of the rare scaly anteater.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.