Places Chelgoroth Wants to Go

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.