Places MrPExplores Wants to Go

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

The final resting place of some of Staten Island's earliest settlers and their descendants.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

This old army installation has worn many hats throughout its history.

This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.