San Francisco, California
Alvord Lake Bridge
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
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San Francisco, California
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Oakland, California
Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Ovid, New York
An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
New York, New York
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
Los Angeles, California
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
Bloomington, Indiana
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
New York, New York
Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Suches, Georgia
They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.