The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

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

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

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

An abandoned railroad tunnel transformed into a creepy path for hikers and cyclists.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.