Seattle, Washington
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
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Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Los Angeles, California
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.