Chicago, Illinois
Woolly Mammoth Antiques and Oddities
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
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Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Jackson, Wyoming
One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.
Moose, Wyoming
This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.
Ocotillo, California
A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Saint Hedwig, Texas
A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Athens, Georgia
A white oak with property rights.
Chicago, Illinois
Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.
Chicago, Illinois
A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.
Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Chicago, Illinois
Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.
Chicago, Illinois
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.