Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Urology Museum
Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.
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Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.
Washington, D.C.
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Buckingham, Virginia
The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
Baltimore, Maryland
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Scotland, Maryland
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Athens, Greece
Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Walhalla, South Carolina
An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Cedar, Michigan
A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.
Detroit, Michigan
Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.
Traverse City, Michigan
Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.
Detroit, Michigan
The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.
Detroit, Michigan
An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.
Detroit, Michigan
This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.
Detroit, Michigan
The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.