Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

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

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.