These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

China's very own Atlantis is an ornate dynastic city resting at the bottom of a lake.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.