This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

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

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

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

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

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

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