For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

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.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.