Places Elizabeth Gartley Wants to Go

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The main feature of these gardens is a rarity in the northernmost part of Scotland: trees.

A collection of obscure and vintage equipment used for television, film, and radio.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.