Chicago, Illinois
International Museum of Surgical Science
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
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Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
West Hartford, Connecticut
This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum 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.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Québec City, Québec
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Lower Darnley, Prince Edward Island
Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Cusco, Peru
A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Cusco, Peru
Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.