The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

Supposed Massachusetts Grave of a pre-Columbus Knight Templar.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

Site of the graveyard vine believed to be a curse on a family from the 1800s.

Where Eunice Williams was murdered by natives, and where locals say her ghost still haunts.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.