A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.