Places exvine Wants to Go

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.