This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

"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."

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.

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.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.