Madrid, Iowa
High Trestle Trail Bridge
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Clear Lake, Iowa
The Day The Music Died Memorial
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Cascade, Iowa
The Menster Christmas Cookie Gravestone
A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.
Madison, Wisconsin
Elvis Karate Fight Plaque
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.
Waukegan, Illinois
Dead River
A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.
Chicago, Illinois
Bohemian National Cemetery
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Colon, Michigan
Lakeside Cemetery
A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.
Atlanta, Georgia
Westview Cemetery
The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.
Clarkesville, Georgia
SamG Land
A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Siamese Twins Museum
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
New Orleans, Louisiana
Séance Room at Muriel's Jackson Square
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
Barcelona, Spain
'El Petó de la Mort' ('The Kiss of Death')
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
New York, New York
IFC Center Peephole
The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
Richmond, Virginia
Shockoe Hill Cemetery
Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.
Culpeper, Virginia
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Graves of the Smuttynose Murder Victims
Final resting place of the two women killed on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Faerie Playhouse
A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bain Waterworks Plant
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Bronx, New York
Cafe al Mercato
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Permanently Closed
Lake George, New York
The Last Howard Johnson's
All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.
