Florence, Oregon
Darlingtonia State Natural Site
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
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Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Sisters, Oregon
The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.
Culver, Oregon
Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Cullman, Alabama
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Winchester, Virginia
A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Goldvein, Virginia
These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Kerch, Ukraine
This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.