Ansted, West Virginia
Mystery Hole
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
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Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Hilliard, Ohio
A retro walk through the history of the tube.
Bellaire, Ohio
There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.
Dublin, Ohio
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Los Angeles, California
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Nikko, Japan
The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.
Tokyo, Japan
A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).
Unzen-shi, Japan
Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.
Narusawa, Japan
One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.
Otsuki, Japan
According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.
Hiroshima, Japan
An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
Kamakura, Japan
It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.