Places laureltree Wants to Go

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

A man's home is his castle.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

This Native American petroglyph marks the location of an important, Creek trail.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.

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

Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

Historical structures and natural wonders await visitors to this preserve.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.