A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

This former factory has deep ties to rubber production in Akron.

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

Take a ride inside a former coal mine in Ashland, Pennsylvania.

This oldest brewery in the U.S. has lived through fire, Prohibition, and six generations of family ownership.

Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.

A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.

In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.

A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.

This extraordinary model train layout covers over 1,700 square feet, with multiple trains running simultaneously.