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

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

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

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

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

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.

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

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

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

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

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.