New Castle, Pennsylvania
Cascade Park
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
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New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Fairborn, Ohio
Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Oakland, New Jersey
The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.
Los Angeles, California
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.
Brooklyn, New York
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
Jackson, New Hampshire
This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.
Clayton, Georgia
A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.
Pine, Arizona
The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.
Bastrop, Texas
The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.
New York, New York
This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
Seattle, Washington
The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
Portland, Oregon
Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Winthrop, Washington
Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.