Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

This mix of Islamic art, vintage vehicles, weaponry, architecture, and history is an ode to eclecticism. 

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.