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The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.

A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.

This one-man homegrown eatery may be the world's most exclusive restaurant with its five-year waiting list.

The former home of a disgraced local priest now hosts a mysterious secret supper club.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

One sculptor's lifelong war game is the largest and longest running miniature campaign in history.

This sprawling taxidermy collection celebrates the art and history of sport hunting.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

More than 500 unique and specially designed cases collected by D.C.'s "Harmonica Case Man."

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.