This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.