Places cmstoelb Wants to Go

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

Fuel up on comfort food favorites at this local gem that’s also a national landmark.

There are many ways to enjoy this old-growth forest and its views.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.

Enjoy a history filled visit and, possibly, a haunting.

This modern district offers a stark contrast to Bordeaux's terrace-lined squares and waterfront façades.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

An engraved granite slab claims to mark the location where Leif Erikson built his house in the year 1000.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.