Delta, Utah
Trilobite Quarry
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
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Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Chicago, Illinois
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Austin, Texas
DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
Cleveland, Ohio
An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Bluff, Utah
A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Savannah, Georgia
Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Aspen, Colorado
An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?