Villisca, Iowa
Villisca Axe Murder House
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
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Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Minneapolis, Kansas
A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.
Lucas, Kansas
A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.
Lucas, Kansas
This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.
Oyster Bay, New York
Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.
Oyster Bay, New York
Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
Radio Kootwijk, Netherlands
This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Iceland
This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Iceland
An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.
Iceland
Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.
Iceland
This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
Ketchikan, Alaska
This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.