Portland, Oregon
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An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
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Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
New York, New York
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Los Angeles, California
Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Glendale, California
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Los Angeles, California
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.