Washington, D.C.
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Glendale, California
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.
Thiells, New York
Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Concord, North Carolina
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
Ovid, New York
An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.