Places recycledpetsnorcal Wants to Go

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.