Salt Lake City, Utah
Saltair
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Benson, Arizona
What is the Thing?
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Brooklyn, New York
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Oakland, California
Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.
Friday Harbor, Washington
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Baltimore, Maryland
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Chicago, Illinois
A Bibliophile's Dream.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Millbrook, Alabama
The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.