Salt Lake City, Utah
The Pioneer Memorial Museum
This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.
Phoenix, Arizona
In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Boston, Massachusetts
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.
Boston, Massachusetts
One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.
Boston, Massachusetts
This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."
Boston, Massachusetts
This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Montreal, Québec
A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Palo Alto, California
Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.
Felicity, California
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Quartzsite, Arizona
This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.