One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

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

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

"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."

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."

Twice a day, the water of the Petitcodiac River flows upstream in a surfable wave.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

Home of the world's smallest dinosaur footprints.

A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.

These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.