An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

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

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

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

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

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.