Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
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Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
New York, New York
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
New York, New York
Become a prohibition rebel.
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.
Washington, D.C.
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Herriman, Utah
A replica that won't float away.
Seattle, Washington
Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Williston, Florida
This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.