This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

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

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.