Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

A secret rendezvous spot where John S. Mosby and his Rangers would meet to divvy up their loot after raids.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

One of the Treasury Building's original columns now sits as a garden monument in the middle of a busy military base.

A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.