Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.