War prevented this Polish composer's body from being returned to his home country for 51 years. Though his ashes eventually made it home, his heart stayed behind.

This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

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

Yo, Adrian!

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

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

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

Sip colonial-era cocktails at this monthly recreation of a 1740 watering hole.

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