13 Metal As Hell Places You Can Actually Visit

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13 Metal As Hell Places You Can Actually Visit

Honestly, the fact that there’s a place called The Gates of Hell right here on planet Earth and there hasn’t been one metal festival there is a complete travesty. Ozzfest, Wacken, and Hellfest should all be ashamed of themselves. Yes, Turkmenistan is one of the hardest places to visit on Earth, so attracting thousands of festival-goers to the grounds would be a challenge, but couldn't one metal fest make it happen just to say they did?!

Then, from the looks of this list, that fest could bounce around to several hellish destinations around the globe. Places with mummified monks, skulls stacked to the ceiling, or mutilated dolls possessed by a drowned girl would serve as any metalhead’s hot spot, so stop messing around Ozzy, and let us plan your next fest! If not, all good, we’ll just start our own metal band and use this as a template for our first tour! Cracked Skulls comin’ atcha… The second we learn how to play these instruments and write a bunch of songs. We’ll get on that, you get on these 13 metal as hell places you can actually visit! 

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Dracula’s bachelor pad! Cue the “sucks” jokes.

Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania. This medieval region has a ton of gothic sites, but Bran Castle, the home of Vlad III Dracul (the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula) is the crown jewel. Built in 1377, it had 720,000 visitors in 2022 alone. CRACKED

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You wouldn’t think dolls could be “metal,” but here we are.

Isla de las Munecas in Mexico's ancient Xochimilco district. Salidre Spalland WAYON The Island of the Dolls is home to hundreds of mutilated dolls. Their origins are a mystery, but they are said to be possessed by a little girl who drowned in the area. The caretaker of the island was later found drowned in the same spot. CRACKED

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Go for the Louvre, stay for the Catacombs.

Les Catacombes de Paris. OSSEMENTS DES ANCIENS CIMETIÉRES DE LA TRINITE ET DE ST LEL (BOULEVARD SEBASTOPOL) DÉPOSÉS EN 1850 DANS L'OSSUAIRE DE LOUEST ET TRANSFERI ES DANS LES CATACOMBES EN 7 1850 The Catacombs of Paris is an underground cemetery with the skeletal remains of an estimated 6 million people. In 1810, skulls and bones were neatly stacked in this subterranean cavern that visitors can see today (Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 8pm). CRACKED

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Another sequel in the Ghostbusters franchise?!

Fengdu Ghost City in China. E In With stone statues of demons desecrating humans, Ghost City is seen as the gateway to Diyu (the Chinese realm of hell). It's at the northern end of the Yangtze River, and you can participate in the annual festival that honors the spirits. CRACKED

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Move over, Egypt.

Wat Khunaram Buddhist temple in Thailand. The temple features the shrine of Luang Pho Daeng. Now known as the Mummy Monk, Daeng died in 1973, and wanted his body displayed as a reminder of the transience of human existence. CRACKED

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And hey, it’s only ten bones to get in.

The New Orleans Voodoo Museum. B Many Voodoo tours offer walks through cemeteries, ghost stories, potions, Tarot cards, and authentic Voodoo dolls. The museum itself has objects from Voodoo's most famous practitioner Marie Laveau, and is called one of the creepiest places on Earth. CRACKED

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The “Black Hole” would’ve sounded more metal, but what are ya gonna do?

The Blue Hole in Egypt. This 394-foot underwater sinkhole in the Red Sea was nicknamed Diver's Cemetery because it trapped many experienced divers in a dark, 85-foot-long passage known as The Arch. Locals estimate that roughly 200 divers have died there. CRACKED

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Christian Metal is still metal!

The Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Italy. Built as a cemetery for monks, it is the largest collection of mummies in the world. When they outgrew the original cemetery, they exhumed the corpses and found they had been naturally mummified. (Relax, they stopped accepting bodies in 1880). CRACKED

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You can feel hell beneath your feet in Pennsylvania.

Centralia, Pennsylvania. The town sits on an underground coal mine fire that has been burning since 1962, so the ground is always warm. Poisonous smoke kills plants, and sinkholes have swallowed up pets, deer, and a young boy. The U.S. government ordered a total evacuation in 1984, but a handful of residents refused to leave. CRACKED

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Pfft, a guide?! We got this!

Danakil Depression in Eritrea, Ethiopia. One of the lowest, hottest and harshest places on Earth, temperatures can reach 145°F and its hydrothermal fields and bubbling lava give off a neon hue. You must have an experienced guide with a good relationship with the local Afar people, since they are the gatekeepers of the Danakil Depression. CRACKED

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Be honest, you only know what guano is because of Ace Ventura 2!

Gomantong Caves in Malaysian Borneo. This winding cave system is home to hundreds of thousands of wrinkle lipped free-tailed bats. Look up to watch them fly out of the cave each night, and look down to see the carpet of cockroaches teeming in the layer of guano. CRACKED

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Want to go inside a volcano? Well, this is your only chance.

Thrihnukagigur Volcano in Iceland. This volcano near Reykjavik is the only one in the world you can go inside. At 700 feet deep, visitors must hike up to the crater's summit before hopping in an open cable lift that descends 120 feet inside the magma channel. CRACKED

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