Brattleboro, Vermont
Retreat Tower
Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.
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Brattleboro, Vermont
Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.
Šibenik, Croatia
This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.
Kuta Selatan, Indonesia
Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Denizli Merkez, Turkey
A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.
New Orleans, Louisiana
According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.
Monte di Cuma, Italy
Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
Highland Park, Michigan
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Detroit, Michigan
This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.
Durham, North Carolina
Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.
Tarquinia, Italy
Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.
Casa Grande, Arizona
This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.