Places awfulcat Wants to Go

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

This site was once the largest ski jump tower in the world.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

Mine your own precious stones.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.