San Antonio, Texas
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
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San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.
Centerport, New York
An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.
Calverton, New York
A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.
Shoreham, New York
The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.
Shoreham, New York
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Ridge, New York
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
New Haven, Connecticut
It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.
New Haven, Connecticut
A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.
New Haven, Connecticut
A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.
New Haven, Connecticut
137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
New Haven, Connecticut
The headquarters of the famous Yale society.
New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
New Haven, Connecticut
An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
Stockton, California
Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.