Lynchburg, Virginia
The Pest House Medical Museum
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
New Haven, Vermont
A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.
Erwin, Tennessee
Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Tonopah, Nevada
The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.