Birmingham, Alabama
Sloss Furnaces
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Places I've been
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Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Louisville, Ohio
This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.
Gary, Indiana
This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.
Buffalo, New York
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.
Preston, Connecticut
Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
Waterford, Connecticut
Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.
Kings Park, New York
Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Petros, Tennessee
This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Louisville, Kentucky
This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.
Louisville, Kentucky
The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Thiells, New York
Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.
Newtown, Connecticut
This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.