Places Nox Wants to Go

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

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

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.