New York, New York
Blockhouse No. 1
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Aba, China
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Ocotillo, California
A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Mount Creighton, New Zealand
A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
Poznań, Poland
These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.
Los Angeles, California
Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.
Los Angeles, California
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.