Cincinnati, Ohio
The Cincinnati Subway
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Port Orchard, Washington
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Seattle, Washington
A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.
Brooklyn, New York
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.