Cambridge, Massachusetts
Longfellow House
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Medford, Massachusetts
Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.
Newcomb, New York
An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
Lake Placid, New York
It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.
Saranac Lake, New York
Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.
Leominster, Massachusetts
The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.
Leominster, Massachusetts
This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Grafton, Vermont
Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.
Heath, Massachusetts
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
Hebron, New Hampshire
The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Pomfret, Connecticut
A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.
Brookfield, Massachusetts
Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.
Milford, New Hampshire
The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.
Waterbury, Vermont
The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.
Madison, New Hampshire
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
Chester, New Hampshire
The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Griswold, Connecticut
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.