This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

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

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

This burial mound is said to be the final resting place of Russia's first Viking ruler, Oleg of Novogrod.