Sharpsburg, Maryland
Killiansburg Cave
A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
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Sharpsburg, Maryland
A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Shirley, Illinois
Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.
Koloa, Hawaii
A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.
Lane County, Oregon
While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.
Palo Alto, California
This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.
Fremont, California
This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
Pacifica, California
Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.
Phoenix, Arizona
A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
New York, New York
The mummified relics of an American missionary.
Los Angeles, California
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
Coulee City, Washington
A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.
Providence, Rhode Island
A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.
Calipatria, California
Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.
Midlothian, Illinois
A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
New York, New York
This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.
Altadena, California
The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.