A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

A home built and settled by a refugee of the Salem Witch Trials.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Final resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.