It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

This park is home to a massive bird sanctuary. And maybe buried treasure!

The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Commemorating the planting of trees by the Atlanta chapter of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo.

Final remnants of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.