Places grindingthecore Wants to Go

Constructed in 1882, this jail once housed local inmates and the sheriff's family all under one roof.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

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

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

Visit the grave of America's most prominent paranormal investigators and self-proclaimed demonologists.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.