Worcester, Massachusetts
Bancroft Tower
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
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Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.
Gardner, Massachusetts
In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.
Leverett, Massachusetts
This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.
Sunderland, Massachusetts
This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Florida, Massachusetts
Time has expired for eternity at this gravesite with a sense of humor.
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Webster, Massachusetts
It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!
Windham, Connecticut
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.
Charlestown, Rhode Island
Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.