New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.