The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

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

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.