Places free2om Wants to Go

Soldiers’ scrawls turned into history’s signatures.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

A tiny village in Upstate New York ushered in the precursor to drive-in movies.

Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.

This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.