A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

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

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

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

This house was largely built out of hundreds of thousands of discarded glass embalming fluid bottles.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.