Washington, D.C.
FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.
Washington, D.C.
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Litchfield, California
Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.
Chicago, Illinois
Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."
Chicago, Illinois
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
Wexford, Pennsylvania
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
New York, New York
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."