Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Site of an oft forgotten and revolutionary battle.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.