Burlington, Vermont
Lake Champlain Monster Monument
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
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Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Borrego Springs, California
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
Texcoco, Mexico
Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
La Junta, Colorado
The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Chiefland, Florida
A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Romulus, New York
Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.
Romulus, New York
World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.
West Palm Beach, Florida
This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
Palm Beach, Florida
Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.
West Palm Beach, Florida
This mass grave for victims of a massive hurricane remained hidden until 1991.
Palm Beach, Florida
The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.
Delray Beach, Florida
Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.
Palm Beach, Florida
This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.