Places Roysli Wants to Go

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.

America's oldest drive-in movie theater has been in continuous operation since 1934.

A historic vaudeville theatre that shows first-run films at a bargain price.

A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Built into the side of Jack's Mountain, these steps were once the daily commute of local quarry-workers.