Rogers, Kentucky
The Gorge Underground
Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Lexington, Kentucky
Cocaine Bear
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Williamstown, Kentucky
Ark Encounter
A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.
Katoomba, Australia
The Giant Stairway
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
Katoomba, Australia
Three Sisters
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Sydney, Australia
Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
Cactus and Succulent Garden
Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.
Sydney, Australia
Thylacine Taxidermy
A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.
Sydney, Australia
Eric the Pliosaur
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
Sydney, Australia
Trim the Cat
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
St. Louis, Missouri
1904 World's Fair Flight Cage
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
St. Louis, Missouri
Lemp Mansion
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Art-o-mat
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Washington, D.C.
Holodomor Memorial
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
