An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

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