Author: Clare Fitzgerald

View of the exterior of Lincoln Heights Jail from a broken window pane

Lincoln Heights Jail: One of the Sites of “Bloody Christmas”

Chair beneath a collapsed roof at the Hudson River State Hospital

Hudson River State Hospital: A Once “Progressive” Mental Institution

Exterior of the Missouri State Penitentiary

Missouri State Penitentiary: The Bloodiest 47 Acres in America

Exterior of Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary: The World’s First ‘True’ Penitentiary

"Dreamland" sign

Nara Dreamland: Japan’s Failed Attempt At Challenging Disneyland

Camp Bison sign

Burwash Correctional Center: Northern Ontario’s Abandoned Prison Town

Dark interior of a room lit only by a window

Waverly Hills Sanatorium: One Of The World’s Most Haunted Locations

Rooftop with a sign that reads "This is it! Santa's Land Office"

Santa Claus, Arizona: The Tourist Town Where Christmas Dreams Go To Die