Places kgamblin Wants to Go

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

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

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.