Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

A rare opportunity to drive across the ocean floor.