Brooklyn, New York
Crown Finish Caves
Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.
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Brooklyn, New York
Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.
St. Augustine, Florida
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
British Virgin Islands
Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Barstow, California
The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Itaguaí, Brazil
An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.
Brighton, England
A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.
Hibbing, Minnesota
An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.
Incline Village, Nevada
This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Rockville, Maryland
The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.
Rockville, Maryland
The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.
Dummerston, Vermont
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Monhegan, Maine
The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
Evionnaz, Switzerland
World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Placerville, California
Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.
Mexico City, Mexico
A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.
Boston, Massachusetts
This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.