This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

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

This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

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

Eco-friendly island mansion.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt and a pirate.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

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