Places dearestcatherine Wants to Go

In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.

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

The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.