This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

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