A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

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

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.