This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.