Places dearestcatherine Wants to Go

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

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

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

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

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

Rumors and legends of secret Nazi activities surround this eerily remote island mansion.