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Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

This community-driven organization uses education and eco-friendly technology to protect the environment.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.

This path is named for a mythical half-boar, half-deer creature that once roamed the Green Mountains.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

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

The world's largest rotating world.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.