Chicago, Illinois
Merz Apothecary
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
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Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
New York, New York
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
Clackamas County, Oregon
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.
Atlanta, Georgia
Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Issaquah, Washington
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Los Angeles, California
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.