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

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

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

Nature and religion are reunited at this unconventional church in the forest.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.