Places happygrim Wants to Go

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.

This small, unassuming, nursery plays hosts to some unique plant life.

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

An abandoned sawmill from more than 134 years ago stands testament to the ambition of one man.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

The site of a minor battle might have been forgotten if not for one participant’s famous family and the death of a respected warrior.

A monument at the site of the Towner School Bus Tragedy, which lead to changes in school bus safety.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

Up-close opportunities to see working birds of prey.