Places mfayesimon Wants to Go

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.

An underground city of salt.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

An underground city beneath Krakow's postwar socialist utopia.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

This cemetery of rusting Soviet-era steam locomotives and train cars offers an apocalyptic glimpse into a bygone era.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

A desert journey through atomic history.

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

Once a mining boom town, Mogollon’s well-preserved buildings are tucked away in the mountains of the Gila National Forest.