Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.

Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.