This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

Yo, Adrian!

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

Designed to not only to represent the history of the local community but also, the future.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.