A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

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

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.