This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

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

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

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

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

The world's largest rotating world.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.