When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This bronze statue commemorates the life of the first Black American to publish a novel in the United States.

One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.

Nature and religion are reunited at this unconventional church in the forest.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

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

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

A red brick monolith is all that remains of New England’s first commercial brickyard.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.