Portland, Oregon
The Witch’s Castle
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
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Estella, Spain
Park of the Sleepless (El Parque de los Desvelados)
A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.
Jaipur, India
Jal Mahal
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Permanently Closed
New Orleans, Louisiana
Odd Fellows Rest
This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Colma, California
Emperor Norton’s Grave
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Louisville, Kentucky
Pope Lick Trestle Bridge
This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Clark's Trading Post
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Heuvelland, Belgium
Kemmel's Top Secret Command Bunker
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Borth, Wales
Forest of Borth
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
New Zealand
Spacecraft Cemetery
The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.
Queens, New York
Fort Tilden
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
San Francisco, California
The Wreck of the King Philip
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
Permanently Closed
South Bay, Florida
Gatorland
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
West Palm Beach, Florida
The President John F. Kennedy Bunker
Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.
Chimayo, New Mexico
El Santuario de Chimayo
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Carson, California
International Printing Museum
One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.
Paris, France
Musée des Arts Forains
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Afterglow Vista
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Orick, California
Fern Canyon
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Crescent City, California
St. George Reef Lighthouse
A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.
Oakland, California
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Boston, Massachusetts
Steinert Hall
The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.
Whitsundays, Australia
Whitehaven Beach
A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.
