A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.