Places jakechouston Wants to Go

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.

"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.