Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

The ruins of a lighthouse on the island Amelia Earhart never reached.