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.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

"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 nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This salad has two key ingredients: hearts of palm and green ice cream.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.