The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

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

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

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

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruous in rural Vermont.