Places Phantasmagoria Wants to Go

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

What is the Thing?

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

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.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.