Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

This "Little Finland" started as a Finnish utopian society in Eastern Brazil.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.