A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

This bullfrog grew to an alleged weight of 42 pounds on a diet of whiskey, baked beans, and June bugs.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

A surprisingly large number of show waterski teams are located here in Wisconsin.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.