The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Here be dragons.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

This is one really big nut.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.