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Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.