San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
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San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Tacoma, Washington
A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Carrabelle, Florida
The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.
Carrabelle, Florida
This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.
Thomasville, Georgia
A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.
Whigham, Georgia
This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.
Tallahassee, Florida
This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.
Tallahassee, Florida
This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.
Tallahassee, Florida
One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.
Tallahassee, Florida
This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.
New York, New York
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
New York, New York
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.