Ellicott City, Maryland
St. Mary's College
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
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Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
London, England
Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
Bristol, Rhode Island
The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.
San Francisco, California
Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
San Francisco, California
Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Chumkopó, Mexico
A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.