Knoxville, Tennessee
William M. Bass Forensic Anthropology Center
Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.
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Knoxville, Tennessee
Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Galloway, Ohio
If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.
Columbus, Ohio
A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Toronto, Ontario
This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.
Niagara Falls, New York
Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Bon Aqua, Tennessee
A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.
Danbury, Connecticut
This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."
Cheshire, Connecticut
A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.
Bristol, Connecticut
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
Hartford, Connecticut
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
New Canaan, Connecticut
Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
Woodbury, Connecticut
A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Dorloo, New York
The only American museum exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of gloves.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Hopewell TWP, Pennsylvania
10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?
Meadville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.