Hancock, New York
Delaware Delicacies Smokehouse
At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.
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Hancock, New York
At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.
Archbald, Pennsylvania
It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Neustadt an der Donau, Germany
The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.
Dhar Lama Chung Chung, India
This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.
Karimabad, Pakistan
Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.
Skardu, Pakistan
The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A hike outside of the town of Zuun Mod will take visitors to a monastery complex steeped in Mongolian history.
Rapid City, South Dakota
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Livermore, Colorado
16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.
Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.
Churchill, Manitoba
This former outpost was designed to protect the lucrative fur trade of the 18th century.
Churchill, Manitoba
The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.
Amsterdam Island, Norway
These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.