An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

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

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

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