Aristes, Pennsylvania
Centralia
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Places I've been
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Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Brooklyn, New York
An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Glover, Vermont
Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Portland, Oregon
Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Denver, Colorado
Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.
Antonito, Colorado
Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Portland, Oregon
Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Portland, Oregon
The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Berkeley, California
An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.