Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grip the Raven
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Washington, D.C.
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.
San Pablo City, Philippines
An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Knoxville, Tennessee
Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Washington, D.C.
An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Buffalo, New York
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
Columbus, Ohio
Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara Falls, New York
Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.