An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

The last remaining Shaker community still practices a uniquely communal and utopian version of Christianity.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

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

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

Cape Cod’s historic beacon made famous on a potato chip bag.

A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.

Wander the sprawling living museum on the site of one of a 16th-century community.

The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

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

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

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.