Places maccasimmons Wants to Go

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

Locals perched on icy thrones brave frigid temperatures during this bizarre winter tradition.

One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.