This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The aggressively banal name of this underground fortress of bureaucracy does little to evoke its truly surreal existence.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.