Places caseyjacks Wants to Go

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.