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.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

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

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

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

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

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.