Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Athenaeum
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
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Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Oakland, New Jersey
The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Columbia Falls, Maine
This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
Providence, Rhode Island
Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.
Keene Valley, New York
The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Corolla, North Carolina
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.