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Boston, Massachusetts

Tomb of the Mather Family

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.
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Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
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Highland, Scotland

Gruinard Island

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.
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Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
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Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.
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New Haven, Connecticut

Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
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Pilsen, Czechia

Entropa

Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
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Austin, Texas

Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Central Terminal

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
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San Antonio, Texas

Hot Wells Hotel and Spa

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.
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Cave City, Kentucky

Wigwam Village #2

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Brooklyn, New York

Coney Island Creek

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Ventura, California

Ventura Oil Refinery

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.
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Boise, Idaho

Old Idaho State Penitentiary

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
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Thurmond, West Virginia

Thurmond, West Virginia

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eastern State Penitentiary

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.
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Ione, California

Preston Castle

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
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California City, California

Lake Shore Inn

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
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Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Harry's Occult Shop

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
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Coquitlam, British Columbia

Riverview Hospital

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.
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St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Dog Chapel

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
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Shawnee, Wyoming

Lost Springs

Population: 1.
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