Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Nebraska State Museum - Morrill Hall
This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.
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Lincoln, Nebraska
This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
Providence, Rhode Island
The origin of these small islands' sweet names is a local mystery.
Tangshan, China
Though these human-made islands were constructed as an escape for the wealthy, they rarely see many visitors.
Modhera, India
An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.
Tucson, Arizona
A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Tucson, Arizona
A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.
Asturias, Spain
An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.
Singapore
Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.
Madison, North Carolina
The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
King Salmon, Alaska
One of Alaska's most significant ancient sites, spanning millennia and cultures, is right under the feet of some famously fat bears.
Dholavira, India
This archaeological site was once a grand city of the Indus Valley Civilization with a sophisticated system for conserving water.
Morelia, Mexico
This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.
Logan, Utah
Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.
Framingham, Massachusetts
In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.
Smithfield, Virginia
The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."
Staten Island, New York
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
Garrison, North Dakota
Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.
Minot, North Dakota
This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.