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A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

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

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This museum honors an African-American renaissance man of the early 18th century.

These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.