This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

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

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

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.