This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The last remains of the extinct Beothuk people native to the island of Newfoundland.

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.