Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

This renaissance château was home to an infamous witch hunter who sent a hundred suspected witches to their deaths.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The last operating synagogue in Afghanistan is run by Zablon Simintov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.