Prospect, Maine
Fort Knox State Historic Site
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
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Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Bangor, Maine
This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."
Val-des-Sources, Québec
Little remains of the once flourishing Asbestos' asbestos mine.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Jackson, New Hampshire
Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.
Augusta, Maine
Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.
Manchester, Maine
A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.
Bethel, Maine
A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.
Rumford, Maine
A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.
Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Québec
A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.
Wall Township, New Jersey
The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.
Washington, D.C.
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.
Volo, Illinois
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
Woodstock, Illinois
See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Washington, D.C.
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.
Washington, D.C.
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.