Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.