Youngsville, North Carolina
Tomb of William Jeffreys
A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Staunton, Virginia
Frontier Culture Museum
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
Exeter, Rhode Island
Grave of Mercy Brown
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
White Post, Virginia
Dinosaurland
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
Centreville, Virginia
Foamhenge
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Cleveland, Ohio
The Haserot Angel
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Cleveland, Ohio
Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick
A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.
Rochester, New York
The Table That Could Talk To The Dead
The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.
Queens, New York
'The Ramp'
Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.
Richmond, Virginia
The Grave of Oderus Urungus
Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.
Dawson, New Mexico
Dawson Ghost Town
All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.
Ponderosa, New Mexico
The Goblin Colony
On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum
The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.
Lindsborg, Kansas
The Höglund Dugout
This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.
Lawrence, Kansas
Comanche, Survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.
Brookville, Kansas
Mushroom Rock State Park
Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Coronado Heights Castle
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Meade, Kansas
Dalton Gang Hideout & Museum
This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.
Ashland, Kansas
St. Jacob's Well
Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
Devil’s Tramping Ground
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Washington, D.C.
The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Washington, D.C.
Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Tokyo, Japan
Alice on Wednesday
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
