New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Washington, D.C.
A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.
Yueyang, China
At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.
Bruceville, Indiana
A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.
Loretto, Pennsylvania
The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.
Washington, D.C.
A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Palo Alto, California
A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.
Joseph City, Arizona
Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.
Calico Rock, Arkansas
An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.
Boston, Massachusetts
A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.
Langfang Shi, China
Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Logan, Ohio
It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Queens, New York
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Summerville, Georgia
Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.