This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

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The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This ancient structure appears Roman, but was constructed during the 16th century and was utilized until 1911.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.