Places Chouxie Wants to Go

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

This lonely tower survived the landslide that devastated much of a Mexican mining town.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.

Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.

The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.

An unusual monument to a gentle giant who became a Kyrgyz hero.

The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

Thousands of ancient rock carvings are scattered just off the highway.

Over 3 miles up in the Himalayas this pass is one of the highest drivable roads in the world.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.