San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The worldâs first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Placerville, California
Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.
Berlin, Germany
Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."
HelsingĂžr, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Victoria, British Columbia
First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.
Quepos, Costa Rica
The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.
Mexico City, Mexico
The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.
Summerland Key, Florida
Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.
Milly-la-ForĂȘt, France
Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.
Blountstown, Florida
Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Nye, Nevada
Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Abandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamlet.
Nacogdoches, Texas
Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Cass City, Michigan
Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.
Paris, France
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Detroit, Michigan
Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Boscawen, New Hampshire
Site of an escape, ten murders, and some scalpings.