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.

This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.

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

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.

According to legend, the Devil left a footprint behind after an epic showdown with a traveling priest.

A tidbit of Poe history on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.

This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.

Hilltop modernist/folk art shrine and gardens dedicated to a Native American saint.

This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.