Harvard, Massachusetts
Fruitlands Museum
Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.
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Harvard, Massachusetts
Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.
Princeton, Massachusetts
The haunting history of a little girl lost.
West Boylston, Massachusetts
The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This storied spot with a vintage Art Deco vibe has been serving Coney Island-style hot dogs for over 100 years
Manchester, Maine
A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.
Ellsworth, Maine
This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.
Bucksport, Maine
Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.
Houlton, Maine
This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.
Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).
Barryville, New York
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Lake George, New York
Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.
Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Milford, Massachusetts
This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.
Bedford, Virginia
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.
Petros, Tennessee
This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Tallassee, Tennessee
Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.
Forneys Creek, North Carolina
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.