This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

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

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

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

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

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

This is the house that spite built.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.