Murphys, California
Mercer Caverns
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
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Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Big Trees, California
California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Tiny observatory made big contributions to the study of the Earth's motion.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Potomac, Maryland
The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.
Silver Spring, Maryland
The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Washington, D.C.
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Baltimore, Maryland
The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.
Baltimore, Maryland
America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Baltimore, Maryland
Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.
Bowie, Maryland
The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.
Annapolis, Maryland
A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.
Mindelheim, Germany
Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
Salzburg, Austria
At this exhibit on the world of poison, venomous animals steal the show.
Creglingen, Germany
A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.
Bamberg, Germany
A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.
Neustadt an der Donau, Germany
The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.