Chicago, Illinois
Englewood Post Office
This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.
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Chicago, Illinois
This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.
San Antonio, Texas
Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.
New York, New York
Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Estes Park, Colorado
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Seattle, Washington
A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.
Washington, D.C.
This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.
Velarde, New Mexico
A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.
Meagher, Montana
Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Berkeley, California
Handmade treasures from around the world.
San Francisco, California
Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
New York, New York
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
Vashon, Washington
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.