Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
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Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Chiefland, Florida
A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Washington, D.C.
This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.
Brooklyn, New York
A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.
New York, New York
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
Olanta, South Carolina
This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.
Florence, South Carolina
"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
Savannah, Georgia
The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.