Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers? 

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.

These ungulates have quite literally bounced back from the brink of extinction.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.