Estes Park, Colorado
Birch Ruins
Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.
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Burnet, Texas
Old Bluffton Underwater Ghost Town
This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.
Comfort, Texas
Seashell Graves of Comfort Cemetery
No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.
Comfort, Texas
The Cartoon Saloon
A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.
Comfort, Texas
Hygieostatic Bat Roost
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
North Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Showmen's Association Rest
A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Pegasus and Dragon
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Miami, Florida
Miami City Cemetery
Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Margaret's Grocery and Market
A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."
Scottsboro, Alabama
Unclaimed Baggage Center
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
New Mexico
Ra Paulette's Hand-Carved Caves
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
Washington, D.C.
Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
Washington, D.C.
Senate Bathtubs
Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Cher Ami
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Ravenna, Italy
Flooded Crypt of San Francesco
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Catarman, Philippines
Sunken Cemetery
A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.
Budapest, Hungary
For Sale Pub
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Williamsburg, Virginia
President Heads
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
