Places Runic Wants to Go

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

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

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.