Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American Science & Surplus
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Bentonville, Arkansas
A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.
St. Augustine, Florida
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.