Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Madame Sherri's Castle
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
New York, New York
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
London, England
The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.
Inuyama, Japan
An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.
Seattle, Washington
A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.
Seale, Alabama
A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.
Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.
Washington, D.C.
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
LaPlace, Louisiana
All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.
Tattershall, England
The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.
Porterville, California
The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.
Milledgeville, Georgia
One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Cleveland, Ohio
A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Brooklyn, New York
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
Washington, D.C.
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Alamada, Philippines
This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.
Athens, Greece
150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.
Cresco, Pennsylvania
These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.