The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

"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."

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.