Political activist and writer Thomas Paine once lodged at this location.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Dedicated to a legendary spiritual vision.

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

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

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

In 1898, a New England storm that claimed more than 400 lives created this brand new stretch of shoreline.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.