The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Book is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.