Places lostslav Wants to Go

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

"Medieval" castle built in the mid-20th century by one family.