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The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A rare 18th-century heating system tucked inside a historic colonial home.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

View roughly 7,000 books amassed over decades by the author and avid bibliophile.

A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.

A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.