The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.