Chicago, Illinois
International Museum of Surgical Science
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.