Minneapolis, Minnesota
House of Balls
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Lithia Springs, Georgia
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
Phoenix, Arizona
In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.
Los Angeles, California
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Guadalupe, California
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Aspen, Colorado
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Washington, D.C.
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
California
Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.