This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The 7,000-foot finish line of America’s first Olympic Trials marathon.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.