19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

Cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

This 150-year-old train station and caboose have been turned into a railroad museum, enjoyed by young and old alike.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.