Places Skorpsy Wants to Go

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.