Places Elizabeth Gartley Wants to Go

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The world's only known button museum.