Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.

This 1920's sandstone war memorial was constructed with an unusual drinking trough for horses.

A poignant site that pays tribute to lives lost at sea.

Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

This open-air spiritual sanctuary offers stunning views of Mt. Monadnock and provides a natural and peaceful environment for worship and meditation.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The world's longest known cave system.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.