"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."

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

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

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.