Places EndorasList Wants to Go

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.