Places shadowsandrust Wants to Go

America's first public mental health facility.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Its diverse collection of computers and technology spans the ages.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

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

An enormous overgrown greenhouse teeming with graffiti and wildlife.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans.

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.