“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

This former hunting grounds that once attracted U.S. presidents and other luminaries. Now it’s a privately owned research reserve dedicated to environmental sciences.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.