Places Phantasmagoria Wants to Go

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.

A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.

This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.

Constructed in 1882, this jail once housed local inmates and the sheriff's family all under one roof.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

Dedicated to the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.

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