A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

New England's "Witches of Eastwick" locations, in all of their quaint white churched glory.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."

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

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

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

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.