Farmington, Connecticut
Shade Swamp Sanctuary
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
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Farmington, Connecticut
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Seattle, Washington
A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.
Independence, Missouri
A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.
Kula, Hawaii
A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.
Nashville, Tennessee
This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Denver, Colorado
A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.
Blackville, South Carolina
This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Owosso, Michigan
The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.
San Antonio, Texas
A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.
Hoboken, New Jersey
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Plainville, Connecticut
A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.
Key Largo, Florida
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.