The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.

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

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

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

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

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

The world's only known button museum.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.