Places adamthehistorianghosthunter Wants to Go

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

This smiling statue memorializes local cartoonist Bob Montana and his legendary creation.

This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.