Places thenavigatrix Wants to Go

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

New York's oldest magic store.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.