Beatty, Nevada
Rhyolite Ghost Town
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.
Wamego, Kansas
During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
London, England
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Jiji Township, Taiwan
This lopsided, earthquake-damaged temple stands as a testament to Taiwan’s resilience.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Jinan, South Korea
120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.