Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Inside the Bangor International Airport is a collection of military challenge coins.

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.