Places thxrndied Wants to Go

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

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

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.

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

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.