Williamsburg, Virginia
President Heads
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Chicago, Illinois
Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.