Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

From 135 feet high riders plunge down the world's tallest freestanding body slide at 65 mph.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.

Home of the "true" equator.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

An unusual abandoned church damaged in World War II sits in a small village outside Moscow.