Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.