Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The former home of the oldest nail maker in the United States was built on the ashes of a mill burned by the British.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

A red brick monolith is all that remains of New England’s first commercial brickyard.

A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

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

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

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.