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

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

"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."

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.