San Francisco, California
Exploratorium
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
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San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Santa Margalida, Spain
The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.
Palma, Spain
A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.
Palma, Spain
This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.
Boothbay, Maine
Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Ambergris Caye, Belize
This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Austin, Texas
The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.
Austin, Texas
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.