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San Francisco, California
California Academy of Sciences Herpetology Department
Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.
Shiraz, Iran
Eram Garden
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Waco, Texas
Waco Mammoth Site
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Xilin Gol, China
Dinosaurs Fairyland
Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.
Charmouth, England
Charmouth Beach
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
Concord, New Hampshire
Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone
Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.
San Francisco, California
Site of the Golden Gate Speed Road
Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.
Athens, Greece
Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.
Permanently Closed
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Parrsboro Rock and Mineral Shop Museum
Home of the world's smallest dinosaur footprints.
Evanston, Illinois
Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Eastend, Saskatchewan
T.rex Discovery Centre
Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.
Mount Angel, Oregon
Mount Angel Abbey Museum
World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Laetoli Footprints
Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.
Victoria, British Columbia
Pterosaur Jaw Bone
First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.
Hin Tung, Thailand
Bat Caves of Khao Yai National Park
Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
Wood Buffalo National Park
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.
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