Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

The world's only known button museum.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.