Key Biscayne, Florida
Stiltsville
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
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Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.
Ludlow, Vermont
A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.
Dorset, Vermont
This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.
Manheim, Pennsylvania
One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Queenscliff, Australia
This bell was once used to summon rescue crews when ships fell victim to the treacherous waterways.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Douglas, Arizona
The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.
Sutcliffe, Nevada
Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Ocean City, Maryland
This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.
Rio Grande, New Jersey
Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.