London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
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London, England
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Nye County, Nevada
The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
New York, New York
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Hainesport, New Jersey
A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
New York, New York
The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
Hackensack, New Jersey
A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.
Orlando, Florida
One of the oldest restaurants in Orlando is a no-frills seafood shack still shucking fresh oysters by the bucket.
Keeler, California
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
Lone Pine, California
The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.
Floyd, Virginia
Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.
Cadillac, Michigan
A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Newberry, Michigan
Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.