This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.