Savannah, Georgia
A Century of Hats
Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.
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Savannah, Georgia
Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
The remains of a chapel created for convenience.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Buras, Louisiana
The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.
Little Falls, New York
Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Austin, Texas
A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Redford, Texas
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Zarcero, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.