In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.