Athens, Ohio
Athens Lunatic Asylum
An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.
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Athens, Ohio
An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.
Chester, Pennsylvania
Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Essington, Pennsylvania
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Imler, Pennsylvania
It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.
Windber, Pennsylvania
An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.
Windber, Pennsylvania
Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Amherstburg, Ontario
An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.
Bowling Green, Ohio
Evidence from a brutal 1880s murder is on display at this former infirmary house.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Elmore, Ohio
Halloween spirit is alive and well in this small town, where residents race motorized caskets in a yearly tradition.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Powell, Wyoming
An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.