This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

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

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

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

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.