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Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The home of an antique carousel still in operation.

One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

Inside this community-run museum, visitors are treated to the history of toys and games.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.