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Whale tails

South Burlington, Vermont

'Reverence' (Whales Tails)

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

The Doubleday House

Ballston Spa, New York

The Doubleday House

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.

Bangor Opera House.

Bangor, Maine

Bangor Opera House

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

Eartha. Europe Africa Asia

Yarmouth, Maine

Eartha

The world's largest rotating world.

Desert of Maine

Freeport, Maine

The Desert of Maine

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge

Verona Island, Maine

Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Mount Hope Cemetery

Bangor, Maine

Mount Hope Cemetery

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

Paul Bunyan Statue, Bangor

Bangor, Maine

Paul Bunyan Statue

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The house with a hedge around it

Bangor, Maine

Stephen King's Former House

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

"Neptune's Ride."

Thomaston, Maine

Maine State Prison Showroom

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

The world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator demonstrates the power of electricity.

Boston, Massachusetts

World's Largest Air-Insulated Van de Graaff Generator

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

 Santa's Workshop in North Pole, New York.

Wilmington, New York

Santa's Workshop

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

Magic Forest

Lake George, New York

Magic Forest

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The orange roof is still shining, with the iconic weathervane standing tall.
Permanently Closed

Lake George, New York

The Last Howard Johnson's

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

The Rock and Fossil and Dinosaur Shop

Deerfield, Massachusetts

The Rock and Fossil and Dinosaur Shop

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

Monongahela Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Monongahela Incline

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

The two standing stones in the cemetery.

Schenectady, New York

Vedder Family Cemetery

The small burial plot is located in a mall parking lot.

You'll never unsee it now.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Mystic Pizza

Groton, Connecticut

Mystic Pizza

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Whiskey barrels in the distillery.

Lynchburg, Tennessee

Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

A sad sight for car collectors everywhere

Bowling Green, Kentucky

National Corvette Museum Sinkhole

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Nighttime looking north.

Reno, Nevada

Topsy the Clown

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Round guitar disaplay

Rochester, New York

House of Guitars

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

Volkswagen Bug On A Smokestack

Amsterdam, New York

Volkswagen on a Smokestack

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

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