This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

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.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.