Places Michael K Wants to Go

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.