Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

One of Whitby's first homes is now a showcase of the lifestyle of early Canadian families.

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

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

A small museum houses a long, rich history of life and death on Lake Erie — from famous shipwrecks to rum smugglers.

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.

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

This water-locked cliff face is covered in hundreds of ancient pictographs.

This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.