This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

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

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

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

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

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

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.