Essington, Pennsylvania
Lazaretto Quarantine Station
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
Places Urban Investigator Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Permanently Closed
Ovid, New York
Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane
An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.
Permanently Closed
Laurel, Maryland
Forest Haven Asylum
This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
Glenn Dale Hospital
An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.
Perrysburg, New York
J.N. Adam Memorial Hospital
An abandoned tuberculosis hospital moulders on into an uncertain future.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
