Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Cave-In-Rock
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
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Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.
Rugby, Tennessee
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Washington, D.C.
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
Chicago, Illinois
Pizza with a side of fine art.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
La Grande, Oregon
A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.
Washington, D.C.
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Rutland, Massachusetts
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.
Brooklyn, New York
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.