Penfield, Illinois
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve
An Illinois prairie preserve where the real show begins after sunset.
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Penfield, Illinois
An Illinois prairie preserve where the real show begins after sunset.
Maribel, Wisconsin
These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.
St. Charles, Illinois
This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
Rockford, Illinois
A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Estes Park, Colorado
The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Denver, Colorado
Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.
Denver, Colorado
A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
Denver, Colorado
A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.
Denver, Colorado
One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.
Denver, Colorado
A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.
Denver, Colorado
A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.
Denver, Colorado
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Denver, Colorado
Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.
New York, New York
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
New York, New York
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
New York, New York
The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.