Worcester, Massachusetts
Bancroft Tower
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
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Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Leicester, Massachusetts
The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.
Henniker, New Hampshire
Sites connected to a woman born on a ship and spared by a pirate.
Boscawen, New Hampshire
Site of an escape, ten murders, and some scalpings.
Northfield, New Hampshire
The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.
Nashua, New Hampshire
This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.
Keene, New Hampshire
A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.
Washington, New Hampshire
A gravestone marks where a man's lost limb was laid to rest.
Bangor, Maine
This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.
York, Maine
New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Rome, Italy
The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Kamakura, Japan
Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Kyoto, Japan
When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.
Tokyo, Japan
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Chester, New Hampshire
The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.
Kingston, New Hampshire
Final resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
Hudson, New Hampshire
A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.