Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."

Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts displays what it calls the world's largest ship model.

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.