Places lisaundraplummer Wants to Go

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.