North Adams, Massachusetts
Hoosac Tunnel
The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
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North Adams, Massachusetts
The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
New York, New York
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
New Boston, New Hampshire
This young woman's tombstone names her murderer, who is buried in the same cemetery.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Rimouski, Québec
This memorial to a horrific ship collision sits over a mass grave holding dozens of the victims.
Trois-Rivières, Québec
This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.
Bayfield, Prince Edward Island
This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.
Cow Bay, Nova Scotia
This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Saint John, New Brunswick
These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.
Hartland, New Brunswick
The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.
Toad River, British Columbia
At a lodge and RV park is a collection of headwear that comes in at more than 11,300 and counting.
Port Royal, Virginia
The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.