Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.

A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.

Sites connected to a woman born on a ship and spared by a pirate.

The mansion and cenotaph of the New Hampshire Faust.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

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