Places adamthehistorianghosthunter Wants to Go

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.