This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.