Cross Plains, Wisconsin
Matz Farmstead Ruins
Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.
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Cross Plains, Wisconsin
Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.
Rockford, Illinois
A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.
Peoria, Illinois
This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."
Corinne, Utah
Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.
Newport News, Virginia
This former POW camp was transformed into a Cold War missile installation.
Washington, D.C.
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
Yakutat, Alaska
Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.
Edgewood, Iowa
Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.
Hutchinson, Kansas
The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.
Baldwin City, Kansas
One of the oldest continually operated libraries in Kansas.
Kansas City, Missouri
This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Omaha, Nebraska
Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Cawker City, Kansas
Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Valentine, Nebraska
In addition to fishing and camping, this spot in Nebraska’s Sandhills is one of the world’s darkest places.
Black Hawk, Colorado
The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.
Commerce City, Colorado
Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.
Denver, Colorado
Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.
Denver, Colorado
This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.
Denver, Colorado
While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.