Places rickthemadman Wants to Go

The site of the worst mining disaster in Ohio's history.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

The remains of a massive blast furnace in what was once one of the country's largest iron-producing regions.

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

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

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

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.