This old army installation has worn many hats throughout its history.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

An oversized Van Gogh reproduction is one of three massive sunflower paintings across the globe.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.