Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.