The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

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

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.