The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.

The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

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

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.