Boston, Massachusetts
Bodega
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
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Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Lviv, Ukraine
Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.
Province of Rieti, Italy
This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.
Sheffield, England
In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.
Borrowdale, England
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Little Dunmow, England
It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Brooklyn, New York
The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.
Goldfield, Nevada
This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Santa Cruz, California
Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Chiusdino, Italy
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.