Menchum, Cameroon
Lake Nyos
Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Menchum, Cameroon
Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.
Saint-Léonard, Switzerland
The largest underground lake in Europe.
Laguna Diamante, Argentina
A toxic lake near a volcanic caldera that is home to flamingos and other life.
Kayenta, Arizona
Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
New Hyde Park, New York
This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Moab, Utah
Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Whitesboro, New York
A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Wichita, Kansas
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.
Wilmington, Delaware
A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.
Denver, Colorado
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
The only brothel on the National Register of Historic Places.
Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.