Hartford, Connecticut
Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
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Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
New Haven, Connecticut
An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.
Stratford, Connecticut
The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Kuşadası, Turkey
A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
Lynn, Massachusetts
A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Santa Catalina, Colombia
The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.
Villavieja, Colombia
Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.
Jardín, Colombia
Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Vista Hermosa, Colombia
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."
Cusco, Peru
Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
Xingtai Shi, China
This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
Järva-Jaani, Estonia
Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.
Newbury, New Hampshire
A strange, heartwarming, decades-old declaration of love on a New Hampshire roadside.
Concord, New Hampshire
Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.
Dover, New Hampshire
A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.
Milford, New Hampshire
This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.