Places Awaters83 Wants to Go

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

This one-of-a-kind convent boasts a kaleidoscopic exterior of stars and double-headed eagles.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Tucked away near Gainesville, Lubee Bat Conservancy invites visitors to discover the surprising personalities of giant fruit bats while learning how protecting these misunderstood animals helps preserve forests around the world.