Somers, New York
Memorial to America’s First Circus Elephant
This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.
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Somers, New York
This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.
Ewing Township, New Jersey
A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.
Casa Grande, Arizona
An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.
Page, Arizona
These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.
Page, Arizona
Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.
Big Water, Utah
This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.
Sedona, Arizona
Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.
Palermo, Italy
Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.
Sciacca, Italy
A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Marsala, Italy
These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.