This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

An unnatural lake in a naturally beautiful setting.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.