Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
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Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
Nashville, Tennessee
Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.
Memphis, Tennessee
The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.
Sparta, Tennessee
These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.
Memphis, Tennessee
The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.
Camden, Tennessee
An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.
Pinson, Tennessee
Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.
Brownsville, Tennessee
An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.