Maidstone, England
The Lady in the Woods
This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.
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Maidstone, England
This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Zavalla, Texas
The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Denver, Colorado
This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Petaluma, California
The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.
Yokohama, Japan
More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.
Tokyo, Japan
This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.
Basel, Switzerland
An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Baltimore, Maryland
At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.
Baltimore, Maryland
This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.
Baltimore, Maryland
Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.
Baltimore, Maryland
One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.
Baltimore, Maryland
A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
Baltimore, Maryland
A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.