Places GenXer Wants to Go

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.