Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

This small museum holds a treasure trove of ceramic figures that are either a hoax or proof of dragons, aliens, and dinosaur riders.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.