Austin, Texas
Museum of the Weird
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
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Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Seattle, Washington
Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.
Seattle, Washington
A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.
Seattle, Washington
A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.
Seattle, Washington
An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
San Diego, California
A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.
Berkeley, California
Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.
San Francisco, California
This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.
San Francisco, California
This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Bologna, Italy
An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.