This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

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

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

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

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.