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Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

The oldest headstone in Connecticut.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

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

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

A unique collection of military history dating back to the American Revolution.

It's a fantastical local history museum with real stories -- including the first, and longest operating, traffic signal.

Tiny museum in the tiny town of Circleville, Ohio, that celebrates the life of native son and jazz-age superstar, Ted Lewis.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

According to legend, the Devil left a footprint behind after an epic showdown with a traveling priest.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.