Places punk opossum Wants to Go

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

An underwater city for the dead.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.