A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Haven for steampunks.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

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

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.