This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.