A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A collection of artifacts from two worldwide industries that called Endicott, NY home.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

Play everything you see at a museum dedicated to a town's historic organ industry.

The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.