Nashville, Tennessee
Bridgestone Arena Smilodon Bones
These fossilized remains of an ancient saber-toothed cat inspired the mascot of Nashville's NHL team.
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Nashville, Tennessee
These fossilized remains of an ancient saber-toothed cat inspired the mascot of Nashville's NHL team.
Washington, D.C.
An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Salt Island, British Virgin Islands
A 19th-century shipwreck turned thriving coral reef.
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.
Brooklyn, New York
Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Nassau, Bahamas
The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.
Archbald, Pennsylvania
It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Rogers, Kentucky
Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.
Crystal River, Florida
This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Rome, Italy
One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
British Virgin Islands
Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
Nyack, New York
These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
Denver, Colorado
While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Waddell, Arizona
These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.