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

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

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

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

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

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

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

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

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

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

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

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