The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demonic possession as a criminal defense.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

A 19th-century blast furnace that played a big role in the area’s industrial development.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

Dedicated in 1895, this is the world's first tribute to the hardworking newspaper delivery boy.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.