A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

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

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.