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A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.