Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

This underground power plant looks more like a super-villian's lair than a public work.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.