What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

Venice's island of the dead.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

This building is more than 250 years old and was built in one of the first towns settled in Massachusetts.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

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

A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.