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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mütter Museum

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eastern State Penitentiary

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Paris, France

Museum of Vampires

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Los Angeles, California

The Last Bookstore

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
London, England

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Los Angeles, California

The Museum of Death

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
San Francisco, California

Secret Tiled Staircase

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
New York, New York

The Evolution Store

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
London, England

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.
Antarctica

East Base

One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.
Antarctica

Wilson's Stone Igloo

A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Chapel of the Snows

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.
Antarctica

Mawson's Huts

These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.
Davis Station, Antarctica

Antarctic Sculpture Garden

Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.
Antarctica

The Snow Tomb of Captain Robert Falcon Scott

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.
Antarctica

Esperanza Base

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
Antarctica

Marie Byrd Land

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.
Antarctica

Lake Vostok

Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered.
Antarctica

Volcano Sponge of McMurdo Sound

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.
Antarctica

Base W

This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.
Antarctica

Don Juan Pond

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Discovery Hut

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.