This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

A quaint museum nestled in a former hub of Irish moss harvesting.

Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

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

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.