Places meltingknight Wants to Go

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.