Littleton, New Hampshire
Chutters Candy Store
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
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Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Freetown, Massachusetts
This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Jackson, New Hampshire
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.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.
Providence, Rhode Island
A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.
Newport, Rhode Island
Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salisbury, Connecticut
The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.