Places godessoftrees Wants to Go

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

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

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.