Riga, Latvia
The Corner House
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
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Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.
Burrillville, Rhode Island
This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.
Providence, Rhode Island
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Montague, Massachusetts
Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."
Boston, Massachusetts
The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.
Lynn, Massachusetts
A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Lenox, Massachusetts
The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.
Poland, Maine
This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.
Rangeley, Maine
Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.
Bangor, Maine
The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Brooklyn, New York
This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.