The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

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

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.