A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."

The poet Walt Whitman was a frequent visitor to this spot, the highest on Long Island.

A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.