Boston, Massachusetts
Diorama of Venetian Palace
One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.
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Boston, Massachusetts
One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.
Verona, Wisconsin
Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.
Murdo, South Dakota
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
New Haven, Connecticut
Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Portland, Oregon
Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.
Culpeper, Virginia
A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.
Austin, Texas
Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.
San Francisco, California
An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.
Providence, Rhode Island
A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.
Seattle, Washington
A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
Jeffrey City, Wyoming
This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.
Detroit, Michigan
Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.
Pasadena, California
Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.
Catskill, New York
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.
Fairbanks, Alaska
One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.
Seattle, Washington
Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Lakewood, Ohio
An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Veritable museum of 20th century country music history.
San Jose, California
A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.