Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.

In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Prank calls to this place, originally the "Tube Bar," inspired the creation of a Simpsons character.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.

Record-holding coffin moonlights as an eatery run by undertakers.

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.