Places dearestcatherine Wants to Go

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.