Cannon Beach, Oregon
Haystack Rock
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
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Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Buckingham, Virginia
The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
Homosassa, Florida
In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Aspen, Colorado
An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.
Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
Chicago, Illinois
Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.