This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.

The home of an antique carousel still in operation.

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.

This historic Massachusetts tavern played a critical role in the start of the American Revolution.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.

The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.

A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

A quaint museum nestled in a former hub of Irish moss harvesting.

A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.