Places ephemeral epiphany Wants to Go

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The smallest country in the world.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

A defunct all-girls college which may be the resting place of H.P. Lovecraft's real-life Necronomicon.