A monument to the first person to sail around the world solo, nowhere close to where he was born, set sail, or landed.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

This Upstate New York park squeezes a lot of history into its two-acre triangular space.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.