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Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

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

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.