Florence, Oregon
Sea Lion Caves
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
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Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
West Liberty, Ohio
These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Buckingham, Virginia
The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Los Angeles, California
This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Boston, Massachusetts
The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Chicago, Illinois
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.
Tucson, Arizona
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.