Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

Murder scene memorialized in perpetuity by grisly obelisk.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

Not one, but two of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpieces nestled on the same street.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.