This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

In a Connecticut park, a statue pays tribute to the Indigenous people of this land.

The gravestone of an eccentric Connecticut doctor features dinosaur tracks and a pair of fossil tree casts.

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

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

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Dedicated to one of the world's first Black international, athletic superstars.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.