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North to Freedom.

Brewer, Maine

Chamberlain Freedom Park

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

Buckle Island

Swans Island, Maine

Buckle Island

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

Haven Brothers Diner

Providence, Rhode Island

Haven Brothers Diner

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

Tennessee Myotonic Goats
Permanently Closed

Newport, Rhode Island

The Swiss Village

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

Portions of the Smokehouse Complex are now a museum.

Lubec, Maine

McCurdy Smokehouse

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

Close-up of Mary Nasson's image on her grave

York, Maine

York Witch Grave

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

Earth and its moon.

Houlton, Maine

Maine Solar System Model

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

The World's Largest Telephone

Woodstock, Maine

The World's Largest Telephone

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Hidden Train in a Cherub Relief

Newport, Rhode Island

Hidden Train in a Cherub Relief

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

The stone marker, with replicas of the company's original jars.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Emerson’s Pickle Factory Plaque

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

The Charles William Jr. House

Somerville, Massachusetts

Charles William Jr. House

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Higgins Armory Museum
Permanently Closed

Worcester, Massachusetts

Higgins Armory Museum

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

American Antiquarian Society.

Worcester, Massachusetts

American Antiquarian Society

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

Street sign for Lois Lane

Worcester, Massachusetts

Lois Lane

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

86 Winter St, where Emma Goldman owned an ice cream shop.

Worcester, Massachusetts

Site of Emma Goldman's Ice Cream Shop

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

A Frisbie Pie truck (in the Museum of Connecticut History)
Permanently Closed

Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Frisbie Pie Company

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

Close up of statue
Permanently Closed

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Watermelons on a Greek Statue

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

Wild Bill's Nostalgia Store
Permanently Closed

Middletown, Connecticut

Wild Bill's Nostalgia Store

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

Stamford's Miniature Ghost Town
Permanently Closed

Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford's Miniature Ghost Town

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

Timexpo Museum
Permanently Closed

Waterbury, Connecticut

Timexpo Museum

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

A tag for a Warner's Coraline corset.
Permanently Closed

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Warner Brothers Corset Factory

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

Warren's Occult Museum

Monroe, Connecticut

The Warrens’ Occult Museum

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

Mine Hill Preserve.

Roxbury, Connecticut

Mine Hill Preserve

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

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