In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

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

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

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

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.