Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
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Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Mecca, California
A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
London, England
High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.
Winslow, Arizona
The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Kalyazin, Russia
Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
The 100-year-old public collection of a New Hampshire dentist that contains taxidermy, Native American artifacts, and a pair of mummy hands.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Psichro, Greece
According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.
Los Angeles, California
Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.
Stavoren, Netherlands
A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.
Pasadena, California
Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.
Kesennuma, Japan
450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Rome, Italy
Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.