Narragansett, Rhode Island
The Towers of Narragansett
The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.
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Narragansett, Rhode Island
The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.
Newport, Rhode Island
The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.
Newport, Rhode Island
The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.
Charleston, South Carolina
Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.
Concord, New Hampshire
This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.
Oyster Bay, New York
Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.
Blackville, South Carolina
This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.
Columbia, South Carolina
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
Bend, Oregon
An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.
Framingham, Massachusetts
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.
Concord, Massachusetts
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Concord, Massachusetts
The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.
Concord, Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Hartford, Connecticut
The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.
Hartford, Connecticut
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
Amherst, Massachusetts
One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.
Amherst, Massachusetts
A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.
Amherst, Massachusetts
This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.
East Windsor, Connecticut
A replica of fossils believed to be the first scientifically-described dinosaur bones found in North America.
East Windsor, Connecticut
A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.