Figueres, Spain
Dalí Theatre and Museum
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
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Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
San Luis Obispo, California
A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
San Luis Obispo, California
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
Woodstock, New York
A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
Catskill, New York
An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Miami Beach, Florida
Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.