New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.
Antofagasta Province, Chile
In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Nunavut
Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Nazca, Peru
Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.
Shoreham, New York
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.
Santa Monica, California
"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."
London, England
Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
St. Louis, Missouri
A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Grenada
Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.
Sparwood, British Columbia
Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
New York, New York
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
Lynchburg, Tennessee
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.