Places Speckles10 Wants to Go

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Interact with jury-selected works of art at this Gulf Coast underwater museum.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.