The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.

The nearly 200-year-old building displays a perplexing grammatical error.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

The charming collection celebrates a small Ohio village's Finnish roots.

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

Here be dragons.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

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

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.