Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

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

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

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

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

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

A large circus museum with summer performances.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

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