Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
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Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
New York, New York
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
Clackamas County, Oregon
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Washington, D.C.
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
New York, New York
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.