America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

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

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

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

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