Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.