North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Narragansett Rune Stone
It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.
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North Kingstown, Rhode Island
It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Paris, France
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
Lexington, Kentucky
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.
Washington, D.C.
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Marietta, Ohio
What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
Framingham, Massachusetts
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Somerset, Kentucky
The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Edgartown, Massachusetts
The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Dorothy, West Virginia
This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Where the oil industry began.
Gardners, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.