Places houdini Wants to Go

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The location of Puerto Rico's first water bottling plant, thanks to a collaboration between Mother Nature and technology.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.