An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Columbus' failed colony in the New World.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

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

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.

This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.