Places lyzchapman Wants to Go

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.