Places SH3L8Y Wants to Go

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

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

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

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

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.