Portland, Oregon
The Zymoglyphic Museum
Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.
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Portland, Oregon
Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.
Omaha, Nebraska
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Los Angeles, California
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Casa Grande, Arizona
An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.
San Francisco, California
A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Hellam, Pennsylvania
Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Washington, D.C.
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Los Angeles, California
Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.