San Bernardino, California
Unofficial McDonald's Museum
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
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San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.
Bend, Oregon
The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Queens, New York
A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Austin, Texas
A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Orlando, Florida
Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.