Places cptnxanarchy Wants to Go

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.