A former church that has been chronicling the Scottish island of Islay's rich history since the 70s.

Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.

This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Its collection highlights the monumental tasks undertaken to map Queensland.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

The charming collection celebrates a small Ohio village's Finnish roots.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.