East Haddam, Connecticut
Goodspeed Opera House
This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.
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East Haddam, Connecticut
This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
London, England
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.