This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.