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

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

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

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

A fascinating community art piece created by students, teachers, and noted Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.