San Antonio, Texas
The Berlin Bear
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
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San Antonio, Texas
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Ingram, Texas
A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.
Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.
Morrisville, North Carolina
Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.
Smithfield, North Carolina
The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.
Norwich, Connecticut
Abandoned 37.5' diameter rusted metal sphere sitting in the woods.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
France
Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Homewood, Illinois
The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.
Harvey, Illinois
Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.
Queens, New York
The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.
Queens, New York
The home of former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett.
Queens, New York
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
Queens, New York
A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.
Bellerose, New York
The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.
Elmont, New York
This pole near the infield rail at Belmont Park marks the jaw-dropping margin of Secretariat’s 1973 Belmont Stakes victory.
New Hyde Park, New York
This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
Garden City, New York
This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."
Roslyn, New York
All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.
Glen Cove, New York
The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.