Places josephwbeck Wants to Go

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.