Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Rockport, Washington
The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Prosser, Washington
The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.
Los Angeles, California
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Los Angeles, California
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
Ona, Florida
Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Keenesburg, Colorado
The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.
New York, New York
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.