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Illustration by Miss Alice Heighes Donlevy of the "Secret Society Buildings of New Haven," with the former Skull & Bones headquarters at left center (circa 1869-1903).
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7 Not-So-Secret Homes of Super Secret Societies

The clandestine corners of the world where the occult lives.
Cynthia Pelayo October 1, 2016
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The Fascinating '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO Cult

This love-filled collective and its compelling leader had quite the creative output.
Ella Morton September 15, 2016
Maryhill Stonehenge
Goldendale, Washington

Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cave of Kelpius

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Monticello, Utah

Home of Truth

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
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The Original Assassins Were a Feared Cult That Ordered Hits All Over the Middle East

How to eliminate your rivals from deep within an impregnable mountain fortress.
Stuart Denison August 9, 2016
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These Eerie Bronze Hands Were Tokens of a Mysterious Ancient Cult

The Hand of Sabazius is one of the last artifacts of this lost religion.
Lauren Young June 7, 2016
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2,500-Year-Old Rock Could Be Key To Understanding Ancient Religious Cult

Not much is known about the Etruscan civilization or its unique language.
Erik Shilling March 31, 2016
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Searching for the Last Bottles of a Cult-Classic Dr Pepper

Is Dublin Dr Pepper truly gone?
Sarah Laskow March 29, 2016
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The Curious Story of Wierszalin, a Belarussian Prophet’s 1930s Forest Utopia

Eliasz Klimowicz's followers believed he was Christ reborn.
Jacob Mikanowski March 8, 2016
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100 Wonders: The Temple of Damanhur

Dylan Thuras December 10, 2015
Osho Rajneesh Drive-by in Rajneeshpuram, summer 1982
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Every Major Trope of the American West Can Be Found on One Ranch

Adrian Shirk September 24, 2015
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100 Wonders: Taco Time

Dylan Thuras July 28, 2015
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A 45-Year-Old Mom and a Manson Girl Both Tried to Kill Gerald Ford

Sarah Laskow June 3, 2015
Nature reclaiming the fort.
Buras, Louisiana

Fort St. Philip

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.
The Marconi Hotel
Marshall, California

The Marconi Conference Center

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
The replica of Southcott's Box.
Bedford, England

The Panacea Museum

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.
The altar in the temple.
Oakland, California

Bay Area Thelemic Temple

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.