The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

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

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.