Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

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

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

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

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

The last standing puppet theater on Long Island.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

The farmhouse where a reclusive sculptor and printmaker created thousands of works.

The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

Retirement home where the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West passed away.

Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.