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West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Government Camp, Oregon

Timberline Lodge

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Carson, California

International Printing Museum

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.
Fort Rock, Oregon

Fort Rock

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.
Ottawa, Ontario

The Diefenbunker

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.
Milan, Italy

San Bernardino alle Ossa

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Spiro, Oklahoma

Spiro Mounds

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.
Genoa, Colorado

The Wonder Tower

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.
Eden, Australia

Eden Killer Whale Museum

A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.
San Diego, California

San Diego Model Railroad Museum

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.
ÄŒapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Međugorje

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bascarsija

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Lisbon, Portugal

Rhinoceros of Belem Tower

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik Maskeron

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Shrine of Saint John Neumann

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Vent Haven Museum

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.
London, England

Hunterian Museum

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Lemgo, Germany

Karl Junker House

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Portland, Oregon

The Vacuum Cleaner Museum

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Quigley's Castle

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.
Santa Monica, California

Jadis

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.
Siena, Italy

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Seattle, Washington

'A Sound Garden'

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Gloucester, Massachusetts

Hammond Castle Museum

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.