Taichung City, Taiwan
921 Earthquake Museum
A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.
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Taichung City, Taiwan
A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.
Taichung City, Taiwan
An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.
Hong Kong
Only seven masters are keeping the tradition of Hong Kong’s vanishing neon signs alive.
Pune, India
In a Pune bungalow, a quirky museum showcases over 150 vintage bicycles.
Liberty, Missouri
The site of the first daylight, peacetime bank robbery by the James gang.
Gardena, California
The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.
Brooklyn, New York
A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.
El Trapiche, Panama
An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.
Brooklyn, New York
A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Gas station bathrooms adorned with one of the world’s most infamous typefaces, with quotes ranging from lewd to profound.
Providence, Rhode Island
This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.
Richmond, California
A 10,000-square-foot museum of operating model trains.
San Bernardino County, California
An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.
Morioka, Japan
A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Steps from the site where Robert Johnson purportedly sold his soul to the Devil, you'll find this century-old barbecue joint.
Enterprise, Alabama
A treasure trove of artifacts dating back to the late 19th century in Alabama.
Seacliff, New Zealand
The remains of a notorious mental institution that became known for its structural design failures and experiments carried out on patients.
Tokyo, Japan
A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.
Memphis, Tennessee
Line up for a hickory-smoked BBQ bologna sandwich at this family-run institution.
Kearney, Missouri
The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.
Kragujevac, Serbia
A unique museum documents pop culture and bicycles from the 20th century Serbia.
Sukagawa, Japan
In the hometown of Eiji Tsuburaya, a street lined with intergalactic heroes and monsters.