The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

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

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

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.

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

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.