Places Lisa Hellen X Wants to Go

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

A geological wonder shrouded in myth.

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.

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.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

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

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

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

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.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Metal monsters made from repurposed materials lurk alongside this Pennsylvania road.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.