Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Santa Ynez, California
The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Atlanta, Georgia
The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
San Diego, California
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
Los Angeles, California
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
Peach Springs, Arizona
One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.