Places mbasch Wants to Go

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This former Indiana quarry has been transformed into a park and SCUBA site where divers can explore the drowned mining equipment.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

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

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.