Places esftripod Wants to Go

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

Springtime is go time for this repurposed shack and the fish it venerates.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

New Preston and Kent, Connecticut - where Friday the 13th, Part 2 was filmed.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.