Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Pinball Museum
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
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Roanoke, Virginia
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Jeffrey City, Wyoming
This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Richmond, Virginia
Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Allauch, France
Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Brookville, Kansas
Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.
Denver, Colorado
This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.