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Staunton, Virginia
Abandoned DeJarnette Sanitarium
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Richmond, Virginia
Ruins of Belle Isle
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Norfolk, Virginia
Doumar's Barbecue
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Barboursville, Virginia
Barboursville Ruins
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Dinosaur Kingdom II
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
White Post, Virginia
Dinosaurland
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
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Hartford, Connecticut
Abandoned Comet Diner
An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.
Farmington, Connecticut
Shade Swamp Sanctuary
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Gillette Castle State Park
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Stratford, Connecticut
Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal
The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.
Portland, Maine
Battery Steele
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta
Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.
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Danvers, Massachusetts
Danvers State Hospital
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff
This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Wizard Quest
A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.
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Ellicott City, Maryland
St. Mary's College
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Dinosaur Footprints of Holyoke
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Baltimore, Maryland
The Book Thing
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Baldwin's Book Barn
This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
South Hero, Vermont
Birdhouse Forest
Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.
Worcester, Massachusetts
American Antiquarian Society
This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.
