This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.

A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.