Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

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

A disastrous shipwreck and a tragic love story.