Places LeslieB Wants to Go

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

The great Danube river starts here.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.