Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

Called the “General Motors of the piano industry,” these buildings once produced as many as 700 pianos a week.

Antique skeletons and taxidermy creatures were found crammed in a university closet.

A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

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

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.

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

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.

The only American museum exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of gloves.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.