Danvers, Massachusetts
Danvers State Hospital
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
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Danvers, Massachusetts
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Barcelona, Spain
Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Balconies that have a most unusual accent.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.