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A collection cataloguing one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The world's longest known cave system.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.