Elmira, New York
Mark Twain's Study
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
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Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Binghamton, New York
A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.
Binghamton, New York
A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown
Napoleon, Ohio
The famous red-and-white Campbell's Soup label beckons hungry passersby in Ohio.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Fuel up on comfort food favorites at this local gem that’s also a national landmark.
Brocton, New York
The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Auburn, New York
The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Cleveland, Ohio
A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Lansing, Michigan
A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.
Munising, Michigan
This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Germfask, Michigan
Michigan's first reclaimed art sculpture lounges along the Upper Peninsula's Manistique River.
St Ignace, Michigan
This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Muskegon, Michigan
A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Clare, Michigan
The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.
Valparaiso, Indiana
This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Life-size statues of characters from 'The Wizard of Oz' stand at the one of the early screening sites for the 1939 movie.
Wind Point, Wisconsin
One of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in service on Lake Michigan.