A tiny village in Upstate New York ushered in the precursor to drive-in movies.

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

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

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

The only American museum exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of gloves.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

The small burial plot is located in a mall parking lot.

This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.