Places AF Wants to Go

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

This decommissioned surface-to-surface missile resides outside the American Legion Post in Pennslyvania.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

The former residence of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved African-American woman who successfully sued for her freedom.