New York, New York
The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Origami in the Garden
Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.
Florence, Oregon
Sea Lion Caves
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Iceland
Hekla
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Washington, D.C.
The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Cheyenne Mountain Complex
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Cleveland, Ohio
Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick
A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.
Baltimore, Maryland
Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Hartford, Connecticut
Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Moab, Utah
Hole N" the Rock
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
New York, New York
Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Afterglow Vista
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Penn's Cave
Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.
Three Rivers, California
Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Thorncrown Chapel
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Tillamook, Oregon
Octopus Tree of Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Luling Mansion
Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Permanently Closed
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Musical Highway
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Cumberland Falls State Park
Moonbows over Kentucky.
