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Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

The home of an antique carousel still in operation.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

Take a step inside the picturesque studio of America’s most renowned sculptor.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.