The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

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

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

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

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

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.