Places shadowsandrust Wants to Go

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.

Two monstrous warehouses. One now holds priceless works of art, the other stands abandoned and dilapidated.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.