Places Gamereg Wants to Go

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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