Freeport, Maine
Freeport McDonald's
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
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Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Dover, New Hampshire
A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.
Rye, New Hampshire
Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.
Scarborough, Maine
This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Springfield, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.
Vernon, Vermont
Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.
Troy, New York
This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.
Rochester, New York
A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.
Niagara Falls, New York
Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.
Bar Harbor, Maine
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Bar Harbor, Maine
A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.
Seville, Ohio
In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.
Jamestown, New York
This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.
Warren, Ohio
The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.
Leesburg, Virginia
The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.
Leesburg, Virginia
Named for a Greek oracle that interpreted the words of Zeus, this beautifully-restored manor home was once home to the architect of the Marshall Plan.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.