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 spirits
• Abandoned and haunted edifices, including Philadelphia's fortress-like Eastern State Penitentiary, where Al Capone was once incarcerated
• Museums and monuments celebrating global death rituals, such as the Museum of Anthropology's Room of 10,000 Ancient Skulls in Lima, Peru
• Eerie art installations, including Mexico City's disquieting Island of the Dolls
• Alternative music festivals, clubs, shopping districts, and witch markets offering dark delights for every kind of goth
• And 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.
FOR NEW AND OLD-SCHOOL GOTHS: The perfect armchair travel read, this is a great gift or self-purchase for anyone who resonates with the goth vibe or is fascinated by the macabre. Whether a devoted goth or new to the goth world, readers will enjoy recognizing well-known locations and be delighted by the new ones they discover. 
BEAUTIFUL TO DISPLAY:For those seeking décor items with a spooky, witchy, gothy aesthetic, this deluxe volume is a must-have. Year-round goths can use it to find inspiration for their next adventure, and Halloween fans can feature it in their eerie mantlepiece and coffee table displays.
TRENDY & TIMELESS: Dark, goth themes are increasingly popular and perennial-Summerween is now the official start of the spooky season, and shows like Wednesday and American Horror Story bring the thrills and chills. This guide is perfectly tuned to honor the past and explore the present of the darkest corners of the gothic world.
Perfect for:

• Fans of the dark and macabre 
• Lovers of haunted places, graveyards, or eerie places
• Fans of the author's Weird World Adventures podcast and Prime Video travel show
• Goths, punks, witches, graveyard lurkers, reformed Hot Topic teens, proud emo crybabies
• Continent-hopping travelers and armchair travelers
• Gift-giving for Halloween, birthday, bon voyage, or just for (spooky) fun