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

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

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

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

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

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This historic folk museum celebrates the attention to detail that makes America great.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.