An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

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

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Mexican food and folk art.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.