Places msfortune Wants to Go

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.