The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.