Places Caroline Thrift Wants to Go

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.