The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Where the oil industry began.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".