Places julieruin Wants to Go

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

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

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

A small concrete monument remembers a German cold case involving incest, farm tools, and psychics.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.