Truckee, California
Donner Pass Summit Tunnels
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
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Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Lakewood, Ohio
An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Los Angeles, California
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
Los Angeles, California
A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Herriman, Utah
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Pawling, New York
The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.
New York, New York
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.
New York, New York
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Monopoli, Italy
Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.
Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Nazca, Peru
Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Stockholm, Sweden
This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.