Somerville, Massachusetts
Museum of Modern Renaissance
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
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Somerville, Massachusetts
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Baltimore, Maryland
This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.
Prosser, Washington
The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.
Lee, Florida
This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Ona, Florida
Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Oakland, California
Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.
Monterey, California
Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
Chicago, Illinois
These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.
Houston, Texas
An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.
Homosassa, Florida
In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Medfield, Massachusetts
Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.