Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

Secret Swing.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.

The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."