Groton, Massachusetts
Bancroft Castle
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Lowell, Massachusetts
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.
Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.
New Boston, New Hampshire
This young woman's tombstone names her murderer, who is buried in the same cemetery.
Wilton, New Hampshire
A small obelisk marks the spot where Captain Sam Greele was killed by a falling tree.
Rindge, New Hampshire
This open-air spiritual sanctuary offers stunning views of Mt. Monadnock and provides a natural and peaceful environment for worship and meditation.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.
Amherst, Massachusetts
The owner of one of the oldest homes in Amherst had a unique request before the home could be turned into a museum.
Amherst, Massachusetts
This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.
Gardner, Massachusetts
In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.
Westminster, Massachusetts
One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Marshall, Michigan
Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Tübingen, Germany
One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Tübingen, Germany
The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."
Tübingen, Germany
This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.
Tübingen, Germany
This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
Tübingen, Germany
The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.