Places happygrim Wants to Go

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

Nobody's quite sure who erected this monument marking the spot where a gray wolf was shot and killed.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

A small obelisk marks the spot where Captain Sam Greele was killed by a falling tree.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.

Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.