Places CrescentKittie Wants to Go

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.