The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."