Prosser, Washington
Gravity Hill
The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.
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Prosser, Washington
The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.
Yoro, Japan
Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
Rome, Italy
A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.
New York, New York
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
Kawasaki, Japan
The bamboo that helped Thomas Edison develop a longlasting lightbulb.
Washington, D.C.
Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.
Paris, France
The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.
Vernon, Vermont
Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Pantelleria, Italy
This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.
Savannah, Georgia
A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.
Guymon, Oklahoma
Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?