San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

These boots are made for selfies.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.