Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

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

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.