The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

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

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

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

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

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

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

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

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

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

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.