A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

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

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

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

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

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.