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Natural Oddities

Cathedral Caverns

Woodville, Alabama

A vast cave entrance leads to a stone forest, underground river, and one of the world’s largest stalagmites.

Curious Landmarks

Hammond Castle

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Inventor John Hays Hammond Jr. built a medieval-inspired stone castle on the Gloucester coast and filled it with his home, laboratory, collections, and technological experiments.

Roadside Attractions

Serenity Glass Park

Port Allegany, Pennsylvania

Glass-block towers, etched panels, sculptures, planters, trees, animals, and a small translucent castle turn one downtown corner into a monument to the town's glassmaking past.

Curious Landmarks

WonderWorks Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

A massive classical-style building appears to have landed upside down beside the Parkway, complete with inverted columns, windows, trees, and pavement hanging overhead.

Historic Oddities

PARI

Rosman, North Carolina

Two enormous radio dishes and a campus full of space hardware survive at a former NASA and Department of Defense tracking station hidden deep in the…

Roadside Attractions

Mystical Horizons

Bottineau, North Dakota

Pink granite walls, sighting tubes, and a working sundial turn a remote Turtle Mountain overlook into a modern astronomical calendar.

Natural Oddities

Eternal Flame Falls

Orchard Park, New York

A natural gas flame can flicker in a rocky alcove behind a waterfall.

Strange Museums

Wolf Park

Battle Ground, Indiana

A research and education park where guided visits bring guests close to wolves, foxes, and bison in spacious habitats.

Strange Museums

International Vinegar Museum

Roslyn, South Dakota

A tiny South Dakota town turned vinegar into a full museum, complete with global bottles, tastings, vinegar art, and an annual Vinegar Queen.

Natural Oddities

Darlingtonia State Natural Site

Florence, Oregon

An entire Oregon state natural site protects fields of cobra-shaped carnivorous plants that lure insects into hollow tubes and make escape deliberately difficult.

Strange Museums

Wilhelm Reich Museum

Rangeley, Maine

Deep in western Maine, Wilhelm Reich's former laboratory preserves orgone energy accumulators, atmospheric experiments, and the story of a machine he believed could influence the weather.

Natural Oddities

Mystic Hot Springs

Monroe, Utah

Hot mineral water flows down colorful mineral terraces into pools and a row of vintage bathtubs perched outdoors on a Utah hillside.