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A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Russian history in San Francisco.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.