Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

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

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

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

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Yo, Adrian!

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.