Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.

A pair of stone circles positioned on the bank of the River Esk.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

Location of the first public performance and singing of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.