The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

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

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.