This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

Ernest Hemingway used to frequent this general store, which appears in several of his short stories.

Stock up on superb sour cherry preserves made by hand in copper kettles.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.