San Bernardino, California
Unofficial McDonald's Museum
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
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San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
Issaquah, Washington
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Glendora, California
The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Kayenta, Arizona
Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Summerville, Georgia
Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Austin, Texas
A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.