Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

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

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

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

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

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

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

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 whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.