This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

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

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.