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John Meszaros

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Artist, writer and science enthusiast from Connecticut. I particularly love marine biology, paleontology, geology, astronomy and the biology of tiny, obscure squishy things. Also books. I live and breathe books.
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The interior of the hotel.

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Biltmore

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Hotel Alex Johnson.

Rapid City, South Dakota

Hotel Alex Johnson

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The Wichita Troll

Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita Troll

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

Richat Structure

Mauritania

Richat Structure

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

An ancient Quran in Chinguetti.

Chinguetti, Mauritania

The Libraries of Chinguetti

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

Franklin Public Library, front entrance.

Franklin, Massachusetts

Franklin Public Library

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

Nike Missile Site HA-26

Glastonbury, Connecticut

Nike Missile Site HA-26

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

Downtown New Preston, CT, where the movie starts.

Washington, Connecticut

Jason's Haunts

New Preston and Kent, Connecticut - where Friday the 13th, Part 2 was filmed.

Smooth, massive walls make for an intriguing surprise compared to typical cave architecture

Flagstaff, Arizona

Coconino Lava River Cave

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Petrified Wood

Holbrook, Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Antelope Canyon

Page, Arizona

Antelope Canyon

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

“You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies” at the Phoenix Art Museum.

Phoenix, Arizona

Yayoi Kusama Firefly Infinity Mirror Room

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze

San Francisco, California

Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Sergeant Stubby at the Smithsonian

Washington, D.C.

Sergeant Stubby

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Mummy Pa-Ib at the Barnum Museum

Bridgeport, Connecticut

P.T. Barnum Museum

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

Sarah Winchester

New Haven, Connecticut

Grave of Sarah Winchester

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green

New Haven, Connecticut

Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

A view of the Cushing Center from the entrance

New Haven, Connecticut

The Cushing Center

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Charles Island

Milford, Connecticut

Charles Island

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

Hearthstone Castle

Danbury, Connecticut

Hearthstone Castle

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

A view across the remains of the sediment dam

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediment Dam

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.

Los Angeles, California

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab.

Providence, Rhode Island

Edna Lawrence Nature Lab

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Barker Character Comic and Cartoon Museum

Cheshire, Connecticut

Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

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