Tarpon Springs, Florida
Spongeorama Sponge Factory
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
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Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Dunedin, Florida
In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.
Safety Harbor, Florida
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.
Cape May, New Jersey
The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Morgantown, West Virginia
The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.
Weston, West Virginia
This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Marietta, Ohio
Home to several unusual artifacts, including a huge painting of George Washington.
Marietta, Ohio
One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.
Marietta, Ohio
What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.
Marietta, Ohio
Dozens of striking Indian symbols cover the second-floor hallways of this rural courthouse.
Marietta, Ohio
At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.
Waverly, West Virginia
Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.