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The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

One of New Jersey's oldest churches is a historical treasure trove.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

This quaint New Jersey graveyard is an eternal resting place for thousands of beloved pets.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.