The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

These commemorative stones honor a young woman born in captivity.

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

Small rustic cabin nested in the mountains of Killington, Vermont.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.