On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

What is the Thing?

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.