This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

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

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.