A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Many of the most significant figures in American history once hopped on a stagecoach in this alleyway on their way to more noteworthy destinations.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

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

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.