Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.