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Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

This museum dedicated to local history is housed in the state's oldest surviving fire station.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.