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A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

You’ll never see the sky the same way after visiting this art installation in Tempe.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

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

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

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

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.