One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.