Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.