Joliet, Illinois
Joliet Correctional Center
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
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Joliet, Illinois
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Shawnee, Wyoming
Population: 1.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.
Chicago, Illinois
Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
White Springs, Florida
The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.
Nashville, Tennessee
Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.
Nashville, Tennessee
Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Asheville, North Carolina
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
Tampa, Florida
An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Asheville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.
Monroe, Utah
One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.
Parowan, Utah
Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.