Beacon, New York
Bannerman's Castle
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
Griffin, Georgia
Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Alexandria, Indiana
Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.
Alexandria, Virginia
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
Villemer, France
Since 1920, one small company has defined the distinctive chairs of Paris' sidewalk bistros.
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Bergen, Norway
Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Providence, Rhode Island
Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.
Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
Iqaluit, Nunavut
This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Tattershall, England
An engraved stone in a village church claims to be the grave of a minuscule folk legend.
Lourmarin, France
The Nobel-Prize-winning author of The Stranger is buried beneath a simple gravestone in a sleepy French village.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.