Places dearestcatherine Wants to Go

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

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

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.