Places Michael K Wants to Go

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.