Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

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.

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

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

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

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

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.