One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

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

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The world's largest rotating world.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.