One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

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

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

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

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

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

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.