New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
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New York, New York
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Wiscasset, Maine
An 18th-century home taken over by antique automatons and musical machines (Closed).
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Dover, New Hampshire
A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.
Kings Park, New York
Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!
Worcester, Massachusetts
A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Sligo, Ireland
This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.