A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

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

This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A surprisingly large number of show waterski teams are located here in Wisconsin.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

A massive portrait of Abraham Lincoln created with approximately 24,500 pennies.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.