Kansas City, Missouri
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
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Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Bronx, New York
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Hartford, Connecticut
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.
Lenox, Massachusetts
The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Wiscasset, Maine
An 18th-century home taken over by antique automatons and musical machines (Closed).
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Lower Darnley, Prince Edward Island
Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.
O'Leary, Prince Edward Island
This sprawling collection hides many charms.
Wellington County, Prince Edward Island
Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Norwalk, Connecticut
Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
East Haddam, Connecticut
This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.