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

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A science teacher's dream.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.