A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This 19th century machine put animals (including humans) in boxes to study how they metabolized calories.

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

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

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.