A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

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

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

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

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.