Places dearestcatherine Wants to Go

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

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

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

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

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

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

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

Home of Vissarion, the "Jesus of Siberia."

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.