Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
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Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Boulder, Colorado
The clock that sets them all.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.
CancĂşn, Mexico
Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
McLean, Texas
The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
A forlorn fishing village on the coast of Labrador, full of shipwrecks and Spanish gold.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Alexandria, Minnesota
14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Heavener, Oklahoma
One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Tower, Minnesota
Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.