A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

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

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

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

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.