Lansing, Michigan
Deadtime Stories Books & Gifts
Charming bookshop for true-crime fans and horror aficionados, plus other books and odds and ends.
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Lansing, Michigan
Charming bookshop for true-crime fans and horror aficionados, plus other books and odds and ends.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The shelves at this Chattanooga bar are stocked with used books, and buying one sends money back to the library.
Independence, California
Home of the world-famous coyote-teeth dentures.
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.
Portsmouth, England
This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
A 5,000-pound fiberglass channel catfish perches on the banks of the Red River, occasionally taking a swim when spring floodwaters rise.
Lima, Ohio
James E. Grosjean's Noah's Ark "spectacular display" is a primitive version of animatronics built in 1901 -- showing the biblical story in a moving diorama of animals and choreographed lights.
Shropshire, England
A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”
Vallecito, California
The cavern’s main chamber is so vast that the Statue of Liberty could reportedly fit inside it.
Kildonan, Scotland
Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".
Ottawa, Illinois
A goofy attempt to generate business for a repair shop turned into one of Ottawa's favorite tourist attractions.
Circleville, Ohio
Eight sides, one incredible story — the Gregg-Crites Octagon House is one of Circleville's most fascinating architectural treasures.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.
Seattle, Washington
The Outer Rim Coffee House is a space for coffee enthusiasts and sci-fi fans alike!
Burlington, North Carolina
The McCandless Collection preserves one of the region's most distinctive collections of rare Mopar vehicles, historic race cars, and vintage automobilia celebrating American automotive heritage.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The only place to get cash in Antarctica.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
In 2019, an anonymous photo of a windowless room with eerie yellow wallpaper was posted to 4chan from this building, launching 'The Backrooms', one of the internet’s most massive collaborative horror phenomena.
Prague, Czechia
You can soak in private hot tubs infused with beer while pouring unlimited Czech beer from your own tap.
Detroit, Michigan
One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
A fountain full of 18 bronze-cast dogs, a cat, a pony, some birds, and a mystery apple, all because one guy and his golden retriever saw a photo online.
Odessa, Texas
One of only two exposed meteor impact craters in the United States
Ambleside, England
This atmospheric cavern on the hillside above picturesque Rydal Water is actually an old slate quarry
Oceanside, California
This house made famous by the 1980s movie is now a restaurant filled with Top Gun memorabilia
Belén de Escobar, Argentina
A mysterious, almost perfectly circular floating island gyrating inside a likewise circular lake