Places James Gage Wants to Go

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

This gorgeous, colorful 18th-century church is part of one of Bolivia's few surviving Jesuit missions.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

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.

These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.

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

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.