Lincoln, Nebraska
Robber's Cave
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
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Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
Larkspur, Colorado
In a beautiful open space on the north side of the Palmer Divide sits one solitary 19th-century gravestone in a copse of trees.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Florence, Oregon
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
An unexpected alley with light shows and nature views.
London, England
The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.
London, England
Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Peach Springs, Arizona
One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.
Tucson, Arizona
First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Mukilteo, Washington
A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
Carbondale, Colorado
A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.
Denver, Colorado
A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.