This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Once the beating heart of a small Maine town, this old mill was revitalized in part thanks to a starring role in 'Jumanji.'

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.