Places shadowsandrust Wants to Go

Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.