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The First Map of the United States

Washington, D.C.

The First Map of the United States

This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.

Haunted Candle Shoppe of the Poconos

Swiftwater, Pennsylvania

Haunted Candle Shoppe of the Poconos

A candle shop hiding a haunted basement once used as a monkey research lab.

Hartwood Acres Pet Cemetery

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hartwood Acres Pet Cemetery

A hidden pet cemetery honors the generations of canine companions from one of Pittsburgh's most famous estates.

The Mushroom Museum

Saumur, France

The Mushroom Museum

A subterranean museum where mushrooms still grow in the tunnels of a centuries-old quarry.

World’s Largest Watermelon Sculpture

Muscatine, Iowa

World’s Largest Watermelon Sculpture

A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.

Cap City Video Lounge

Tallahassee, Florida

Cap City Video Lounge

The last surviving video rental shop in Tallahassee doubles as a cult cinema and community hub.

Van Cortlandt Burial Ground

Bronx, New York

Van Cortlandt Burial Ground

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

Image of Dum-Dum Water Tower in Bryan, Ohio

Bryan, Ohio

Dum-Dum Water Tower

This towering sweet treat is big enough to share... with an entire city.

Lisbon Falls

Blyde, South Africa

Lisbon Falls

The tallest waterfall in the region is named after a capital far, far away.

Front entrance.

Cardiff, Wales

Spillers Records

The world's oldest continuously operating record shop has been in Cardiff since 1894.

Greywell Tunnel over clear springs

Greywell, England

Greywell Tunnel

Built in the 18th century, and now the largest roost for hibernating bats in Britain.

You can find this gate by its distinctive infinity symbol.

Austin, Texas

Interimaginary Departures

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

The journey to the depths.

Lohja, Finland

Tytyri Mine

Descend 100 meters underground to explore Finland’s mining history.

Wallender Born 'Brubbel'

Wallenborn, Germany

Wallender Born 'Brubbel'

A rare cold-water geyser that bubbles to life every half hour.

Björketorp Runestone

Sweden

Björketorp Runestone

In the Swedish forest stands a stone with a deadly inscription, promising ruin and death to whoever disturbs it.

186 Fleet Street

London, England

186 Fleet Street

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

View of leaning tower from outer-moat east bridge

Caerphilly, Wales

The Leaning Tower at Caerphilly Castle

This castle tower in Wales leans at a steeper angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Entrance to Umm Jirzan Cave

Khaybar, Saudi Arabia

Umm Jirsan Cave

Prehistoric humans once used this sprawling lava tube network in the Saudi Arabian desert as shelter.

Cleveland Curiosities

Lakewood, Ohio

Cleveland Curiosities

An oddities shop with incredible permanent displays on top of its collection of purchasable curiosities.

Dental Phanthom

Dublin, Ireland

Museum of Curiosities

A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.

Inside the cave

Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vjetrenica Cave (Wind Cave)

The largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to some the richest subterranean biodiversity in the world.

A spectacle from Spectre, this movie prop is spectacular in person

Sölden, Austria

007 Elements

A mountaintop museum of Bond props, sets, and cinematic secrets.

Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Funeral Home

Portland, Oregon

Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Funeral Home

The largest mausoleum on the West Coast, with over seven miles of corridors, perched on a riverside bluff.

The entrance to the whimsical collection, filled with excessively self-evident descriptions such as "Mechanized mini-city" and "All Robots Move".

Serra Negra, Brazil

Disneyland of Robots

Retro-futuristic contraptions made from recycled materials near a Brazilian resort town.

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