The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.