Roswell, New Mexico
International UFO Museum and Research Center
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
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Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Melrose Park, Illinois
The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.
Joliet, Illinois
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
Wilmington, Illinois
This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Midlothian, Illinois
A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.
Joliet, Illinois
What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
Brookfield, Illinois
What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.
Kipling, Saskatchewan
A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.
Speers, Saskatchewan
The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Anamosa, Iowa
Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.