New York, New York
Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
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New York, New York
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Los Angeles, California
Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Los Angeles, California
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
Los Angeles, California
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
Los Angeles, California
A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Cynghordy, Wales
One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Shirakawa-mura, Japan
This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
London, England
The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
London's old-school healing garden.