Wilmington, North Carolina
Museum of the Bizarre
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
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Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Manteo, North Carolina
Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
St. Augustine, Florida
The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
St. Augustine, Florida
Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Budapest, Hungary
The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.
Budapest, Hungary
This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Elk City, Oklahoma
An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."