Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Detroit, Michigan
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
Buffalo, New York
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Rochester, New York
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
Rochester, New York
A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.
Rochester, New York
Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.
Rochester, New York
An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.
Le Roy, New York
The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
Angelica, New York
A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.
Romulus, New York
World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Thomasville, Georgia
This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.