Natural History

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

"The Wonder From Down Under," a worm shaped museum celebrating the endangered Giant Gippsland earthworm.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

Island, once a pirate hideout, now home to an abandoned resort.

Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.

The 100-year-old public collection of a New Hampshire dentist that contains taxidermy, Native American artifacts, and a pair of mummy hands.

This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.