Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill Mine
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
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Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Drummond, Montana
This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Williamsburg, Virginia
History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”
Williamsburg, Virginia
The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.
Yorktown, Virginia
This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.
Yorktown, Virginia
A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Athens, Georgia
A white oak with property rights.
Athens, Georgia
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
Wamego, Kansas
This 19th-century windmill was moved, stone by stone, in the middle of Kansas.
Horton, Kansas
A plaque recognizes "unquestionably the most widely published photograph in rural electrification history."
Valley Falls, Kansas
A steeple that now houses a small church.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Vancouver, British Columbia
Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.