This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Museum of Fijian history, including its former tradition of cannibalism.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.