Butte, Montana
The Berkeley Pit
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
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Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
San Francisco, California
Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.
Leland, Mississippi
A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Queens, New York
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Williamstown, Vermont
The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.
Brooklyn, New York
A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Hamilton, Ohio
A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Alton, Illinois
A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
St. Louis, Missouri
This is not your typical jungle gym.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.