Boston, Massachusetts
Chow Manderien's Grave
The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.
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Boston, Massachusetts
The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.
Boston, Massachusetts
A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.
Shirley, Massachusetts
The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.
Westminster, Massachusetts
One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.
Concord, Massachusetts
This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.
North Andover, Massachusetts
The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.
Fort Nelson, British Columbia
Home to vintage vehicles and local artifacts, this museum also houses a rare taxidermy specimen.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Chicken, Alaska
A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.
Palmer, Alaska
An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.
Bucksport, Maine
An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Bangor, Maine
The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.
Brewer, Maine
Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.
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.
Bucksport, Maine
Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.