Buchanan, Virginia
Buchanan Swinging Bridge
Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.
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Buchanan, Virginia
Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Robbinsville, North Carolina
Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.
Milford, New Hampshire
The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.
Brookline, New Hampshire
Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.
Rindge, New Hampshire
This open-air spiritual sanctuary offers stunning views of Mt. Monadnock and provides a natural and peaceful environment for worship and meditation.
Mason, New Hampshire
The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.
Gardner, Massachusetts
This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.
Leominster, Massachusetts
This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Ticonderoga, New York
A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.
Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
Orange, Massachusetts
A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.
Medina, New York
This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.
Batavia, New York
A towering cemetery monument honors a man who threatened to expose the Freemasons and paid with his life.
Lockport, New York
Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
Niagara Falls, New York
Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Alden, New York
The "last holdout of the Confederacy” actually sat at the edge of the Canadian border.