Places hymnherself Wants to Go

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

A decorated war pigeon stands guard in eternal taxidermied rest at his alma mater.

A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."

A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.