This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

This massive rock column in Canada is perched on a corner of its base, seeming to defy gravity.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Commemoration of a sea voyage gone mysteriously wrong.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

Everything in this two-story house—down to the mounted deer head on the wall—was carefully crafted from concrete.

This lighthouse has been in operation since 1881, with an interesting connection to the RMS Titanic.

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

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

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

Cape Cod’s historic beacon made famous on a potato chip bag.

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.