Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

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

Designed to not only to represent the history of the local community but also, the future.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

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

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

One of the earliest graveyards in the region.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.