The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.

Sand dunes from a glacial lake are preserved in this woodland park.

This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

This museum explores the history and development of dentistry and dental technology in Michigan.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.