"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

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

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.