You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

One of the earliest graveyards in the region.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.