A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

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

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.