Kansas City, Missouri
SubTropolis
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Moffat, Colorado
Valley View Hot Springs
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
Chicago, Illinois
Stan Mansion
Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.
Atlanta, Georgia
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.
Phil Campbell, Alabama
Dismals Canyon
Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
Charlestown, Indiana
Rose Island
Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.
Los Angeles, California
Venice Beach House
Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.
Wamego, Kansas
Oz Museum
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Lynn, Massachusetts
Dungeon Rock
A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.
Lanai City, Hawaii
Lanai Cat Sanctuary
The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.
Hamburg, New Jersey
The Gingerbread Castle
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
P.T. Barnum Museum
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Park Seminary
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
World's Largest Plant Maze
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Seuss Museum
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Dog Chapel
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
Keenesburg, Colorado
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Bartlett, Illinois
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir Chicago
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
St. Louis, Missouri
Lemp Mansion
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Faerie Playhouse
A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Gillette Castle State Park
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
South Salem, New York
Wolf Conservation Center
Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.
Hillsborough, California
The Flintstone House
A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.
