Places PauI Wants to Go

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

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

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.