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Appalachian Trail Museum

Gardners, Pennsylvania

Appalachian Trail Museum

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

Abandoned Agricultural Mill

Śmiałowice, Poland

Abandoned Agricultural Mill

A hauntingly preserved early 20th-century industrial flour mill featuring a grand central tower, ornate spiral staircases, and original milling machinery left untouched.

Halloween face jugs.

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Castle Halloween Museum

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

The original “flame of knowledge” that once graced the Library of Congress and was replaced with facsimile in 1996.

Fort Meade, Maryland

Architect of the Capitol Archival Warehouse

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

Old Sheldon Church

Yemassee, South Carolina

Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

Skull of St. Magnus

Louisville, Kentucky

Shrine of Saints Magnus and Bonosa

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

Joan of Arc in Meridian Hill Park

Washington, D.C.

Joan of Arc Equestrian Statue

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

The Red Wine Spa.

Hakone, Japan

Yunessun Spa Resort

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Totoro stares out

Mitaka, Japan

Ghibli Museum

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Falcor!

Grünwald, Germany

Bavaria Filmstadt

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

Holy Land 2016

Waterbury, Connecticut

Holy Land USA

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Autumn in Oz

Beech Mountain, North Carolina

Land of Oz Theme Park

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Warren's Occult Museum

Monroe, Connecticut

The Warrens’ Occult Museum

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

‘A Christmas Story’ House and Museum

Cleveland, Ohio

‘A Christmas Story’ House and Museum

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Figure of Tor Johnson, from Plan 9 From Outer Space

Monroeville, Pennsylvania

The Living Dead Museum

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

The World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Ames, Iowa

Elwood, the World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

Cold War Museum

Warrenton, Virginia

Cold War Museum

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse

Staunton, Virginia

American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

DeJarnette Sanitarium.
Permanently Closed

Staunton, Virginia

Abandoned DeJarnette Sanitarium

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

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