Attractions
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Winchester Mystery House
San Jose, California In the heart of San Jose stands one of America’s most peculiar architectural wonders: the Winchester Mystery House. Sprawling, ornate, and endlessly confounding, this Victorian mansion has fascinated visitors for over a century. Built under the direction of Sarah Winchester, widow of the firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester, the house’s labyrinthine design…
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St. Augustine Lighthouse
St. Augustine, Florida Standing sentinel over the nation’s oldest city, the St. Augustine Lighthouse has guided sailors safely to shore for nearly 150 years. But beyond its beam of light lies a darker legacy—one filled with tragedy, mystery, and the whispers of lingering spirits. The lighthouse and its surrounding keeper’s quarters have become one of…
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Hotel Meade
Dillon, Montana In the heart of the Beaverhead Valley, nestled within the ghost town of Bannack near Dillon, Montana, stands the imposing shell of the Hotel Meade — a silent relic of the frontier boom that once defined the American West. Originally built in 1875 as the Beaverhead County Courthouse, the two-story brick structure symbolized the…
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The Myrtles Plantation
St. Francisville, Louisiana The Myrtles Plantation, often called “one of the most haunted homes in America,” sits just outside St. Francisville, Louisiana. The house was built in 1796 by General David Bradford, a lawyer who fled Pennsylvania after his role in the Whiskey Rebellion. He named the property Laurel Grove and lived there quietly until his pardon allowed his family to join…
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Fort William Henry
New Harbor, Maine Fort William Henry, located in New Harbor, Maine, was built by the English in 1692 during King William’s War. It stood on the ruins of earlier colonial fortifications, including Fort Charles and Fort Pemaquid, both of which had been destroyed in earlier conflicts between English settlers and French-allied Wabanaki tribes. Commissioned by…
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Gatlinburg Space Needle
Gatlinburg, Tennessee Rising 407 feet above the bustling Parkway in Gatlinburg, the Gatlinburg Space Needle has stood as a Smoky Mountain icon since its opening in 1969. Built during a surge of tourism in the region, the tower was designed to give visitors a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountains…
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The RMS Queen Mary
Long Beach, California The RMS Queen Mary was a marvel of modern engineering when she launched in 1936, and still fascinates visitors and historians to this day. The Queen Mary was built for the Cunard Line by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Sleek, powerful, and luxurious, she earned the prestigious Blue Riband multiple…