A brilliant visual guide to the most haunting, fascinating, and exquisitely macabre places around the world.Find your travel inspiration from the dark worlds of ancient mythology, Victorian mourning traditions, gothic literature, and classic horror movies. Here, for the first time, is a glorious atlas curated to appeal to anyone mesmerized by humankind’s ancient fascination with death, mystery, and the supernatural.Organized by continent, this photo-rich travelogue offers guidance on 500 mysterious, uncanny, and gloriously goth destinations, both infamous and unexpected. Locations include:Ancient cities and castles, such as Caerphilly Castle in Wales and Himeji Castle in Japan, both famously populated by spiritsAbandoned and haunted edifices, including Philadelphia’s fortress-like Eastern State Penitentiary, where Al Capone was once incarceratedMuseums and monuments celebrating global death rituals, such as the Museum of Anthropology’s Room of 10,000 Ancient Skulls in Lima, PeruEerie art installations, including Mexico City’s disquieting Island of the DollsAlternative music festivals, clubs, shopping districts, and witch markets offering dark delights for every kind of gothAnd many more.Striking photography showcases ornate architecture, picturesque cemeteries, neon-illuminated underground music venues, bizarre natural phenomena, and more stunning sights to leave you spellbound. Whether you’re planning a grand goth tour or simply want to feast your eyes on magnificently macabre images from around the globe, let The Goth Atlas be your guide to all the dark and beautiful places this world has to offer.

A brilliant visual guide to the most haunting, fascinating, and exquisitely macabre places around the world.Find your travel inspiration from the dark worlds of ancient mythology, Victorian mourning traditions, gothic literature, and classic horror movies. Here, for the first time, is a glorious atlas curated to appeal to anyone mesmerized by humankind’s ancient fascination with death, mystery, and the supernatural.Organized by continent, this photo-rich travelogue offers guidance on 500 mysterious, uncanny, and gloriously goth destinations, both infamous and unexpected. Locations include:Ancient cities and castles, such as Caerphilly Castle in Wales and Himeji Castle in Japan, both famously populated by spiritsAbandoned and haunted edifices, including Philadelphia’s fortress-like Eastern State Penitentiary, where Al Capone was once incarceratedMuseums and monuments celebrating global death rituals, such as the Museum of Anthropology’s Room of 10,000 Ancient Skulls in Lima, PeruEerie art installations, including Mexico City’s disquieting Island of the DollsAlternative music festivals, clubs, shopping districts, and witch markets offering dark delights for every kind of gothAnd many more.Striking photography showcases ornate architecture, picturesque cemeteries, neon-illuminated underground music venues, bizarre natural phenomena, and more stunning sights to leave you spellbound. Whether you’re planning a grand goth tour or simply want to feast your eyes on magnificently macabre images from around the globe, let The Goth Atlas be your guide to all the dark and beautiful places this world has to offer.

A brilliant visual guide to the most haunting, fascinating, and exquisitely macabre places around the world.Find your travel inspiration from the dark worlds of ancient mythology, Victorian mourning traditions, gothic literature, and classic horror movies. Here, for the first time, is a glorious atlas curated to appeal to anyone mesmerized by humankind’s ancient fascination with death, mystery, and the supernatural.Organized by continent, this photo-rich travelogue offers guidance on 500 mysterious, uncanny, and gloriously goth destinations, both infamous and unexpected. Locations include:Ancient cities and castles, such as Caerphilly Castle in Wales and Himeji Castle in Japan, both famously populated by spiritsAbandoned and haunted edifices, including Philadelphia’s fortress-like Eastern State Penitentiary, where Al Capone was once incarceratedMuseums and monuments celebrating global death rituals, such as the Museum of Anthropology’s Room of 10,000 Ancient Skulls in Lima, PeruEerie art installations, including Mexico City’s disquieting Island of the DollsAlternative music festivals, clubs, shopping districts, and witch markets offering dark delights for every kind of gothAnd many more.Striking photography showcases ornate architecture, picturesque cemeteries, neon-illuminated underground music venues, bizarre natural phenomena, and more stunning sights to leave you spellbound. Whether you’re planning a grand goth tour or simply want to feast your eyes on magnificently macabre images from around the globe, let The Goth Atlas be your guide to all the dark and beautiful places this world has to offer.