The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.