A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

The mansion and cenotaph of the New Hampshire Faust.

A stone memorial erected for New Hampshire's only convicted witch.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

New Plymouth, Idaho is the only U-shaped town in the United States.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

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

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.