West Liberty, Ohio
Piatt Castles
This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
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West Liberty, Ohio
This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
Eldon, Iowa
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
St. Louis, Missouri
This is not your typical jungle gym.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
New York, New York
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
Goodland, Kansas
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Quincy, Massachusetts
From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
San Bernardino County, California
The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Queens, New York
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Seattle, Washington
A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Tucson, Arizona
An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Santa Monica, California
Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.
South Salem, New York
Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.
East Granby, Connecticut
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Madison, Wisconsin
Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.