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The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

Dozens of bronze sculptures are woven into the landscape along this trail.

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

Honor one of Argentina's most prolific writers at his historic home.

Bible stories are brought to life with gloriously cartoonish kitsch in this South American theme park.

A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

A memorial sculpture to heath hens stands on the spot where the last heath hen, Booming Ben, was last seen.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.