The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

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

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

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

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.