Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.