Yosemite National Park, California
Horsetail Fall's Firefall
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Detroit, Michigan
Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
East Cleveland, Ohio
Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Providence, Rhode Island
Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.
Charlestown, Rhode Island
250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
Providence, Rhode Island
A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
New York, New York
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
Providence, Rhode Island
Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Providence, Rhode Island
The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.