This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.