Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

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

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

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

The stoutest tree in the world.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.