Groom Lake, Nevada
Area 51
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
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Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
Pacifica, California
Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
Berlin, Germany
This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.
Calipatria, California
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
Byron, California
A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.
Alamo, California
Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.
Rio Vista, California
Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Plainfield, Wisconsin
Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.
Mill Valley, California
One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.