Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

The last standing puppet theater on Long Island.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

The farmhouse where a reclusive sculptor and printmaker created thousands of works.

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

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

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

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

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.