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An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.

This sculpture memorializes the town's connection to the famous horror author Edgar Allan Poe.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.

In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.

Since 1929, millions have sought miraculous healing and solace from this unknown yet deeply revered Irish priest.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

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

A small burial ground honoring Native American veterans of the Revolutionary War.

Order the extra snappy, steamed hot dogs at this fourth-generation-run New England diner.

The Inuit kayak from Robert Peary's 1896 expedition to Greenland is now on display at a local library.

A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.

A semi-sterile mutant birch that became Sweden's national tree.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.