New Orleans, Louisiana
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Gates of Guinee
According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.
Permanently Closed
New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Orleans Treehouse
Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.
Portsmouth, England
Lumps Fort aka Southsea Rose Garden
A picturesque garden with a surprising past.
Seaview, England
No Man's Land
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Oslo, Norway
Viking Ship Museum
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Cloquet, Minnesota
Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Cairo, Illinois
Abandoned Town of Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Melilla, Spain
Melilla
A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.
Albany, California
Albany Bulb
An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Hayakawa, Japan
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Remington Shot Tower
Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.
Hiraizumi, Japan
Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamondo
Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.
Ishinomaki, Japan
Cat Island
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Melrose, Scotland
Scott's View
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Tonopah, Nevada
Lunar Crater
This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The Pyramid of North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B
Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
Bermuda
Royal Navy Docks
Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
New York, New York
Blockhouse No. 1
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
