Boston, Massachusetts
Franklin Park's Overlook Shelter Ruins
The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
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Boston, Massachusetts
The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.
Fayetteville, New York
Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.
Ripton, Vermont
This charming woodland trail is peppered with poetry.
Syracuse, New York
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Suttons Bay, Michigan
Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Ehrenberg, Arizona
The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.
Quartzsite, Arizona
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Grahovo, Montenegro
This memorial to local World War II heroes is slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Imler, Pennsylvania
It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.
New York, New York
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
London, England
The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
Battle Creek, Michigan
Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.
Zweibrücken, Germany
A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.
San Francisco, California
One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.
San Francisco, California
Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.
San Francisco, California
An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.
Windsor, England
At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.