Oldest synagogue in the United States.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

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

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

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.