Bethel, Maine
Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.
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Bethel, Maine
A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.
Woodstock, Maine
A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.
Rumford, Maine
Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.
Colebrook, New Hampshire
Memorial dedicated to four citizens killed during a shooting spree prompted by a routine traffic stop.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Littleton, New Hampshire
A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Greens, New Hampshire
A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.
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.
Barre, Massachusetts
Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.
Sheffield, Massachusetts
The former residence of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved African-American woman who successfully sued for her freedom.
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.
Madison, New Hampshire
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
Meredith, New Hampshire
This smiling statue memorializes local cartoonist Bob Montana and his legendary creation.
Laconia, New Hampshire
Believed by many to be the oldest surviving public monument in the United States.
Suncook, New Hampshire
Murder scene memorialized in perpetuity by grisly obelisk.
Durham, New Hampshire
A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.
Durham, New Hampshire
This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Final resting place of the two women killed on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.