This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

One of America's oldest private membership libraries was long one of New Haven's best kept secrets.

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