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Boston, Massachusetts

Old North Church

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston's Old Burying Grounds

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Chicago, Illinois

Willis Tower Glass Platform

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Manly, Australia

Manly Quarantine Station

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.
Added by Nbec
Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
anhie Added by anhie
Piercy, California

Confusion Hill

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Santa Rosa, California

Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
serflac Added by serflac
San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Added by mbison
Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Beach Chalet WPA Murals

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.
Tre Added by Tre
San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
San Francisco, California

Musée Mécanique

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Added by mbison
San Francisco, California

Loved to Death

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
Added by Facebook1206914613
New York, New York

Times Square Hum

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Josh Added by Josh
New York, New York

The Village Gate Sign

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
Added by dlukenelson
Burlington, Kentucky

Rabbit Hash

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Added by myconductor
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado

Cadet Chapel

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
serflac Added by serflac
Denver, Colorado

Cheesman Park

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Savannah, Georgia

Grave of Corinne Elliot Lawton

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.
Ghoster Added by Ghoster
Atlanta, Georgia

Junkman's Daughter

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
ronin Added by ronin
Atlanta, Georgia

Oakland Cemetery

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Added by THORGODOFTHUNDER
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave

The world's longest known cave system.
Added by urk1971
Cave City, Kentucky

Wigwam Village #2

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.