Long Beach, Washington
Marsh's Free Museum
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
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Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Boston, Massachusetts
The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Buford, Wyoming
One of the smallest towns in the United States.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Seattle, Washington
A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
Field, British Columbia
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Washington, D.C.
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.