Cincinnati, Ohio
Rookwood Tea Room
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.
New York, New York
A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.
San Diego, California
Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.
Tombstone, Arizona
A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
Brooklyn, New York
In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
Brookfield, Illinois
What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Hoboken, New Jersey
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
Chicago, Illinois
A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.
San Francisco, California
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Bartlett, Illinois
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
New York, New York
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Overton, Nevada
Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.