A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

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.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.

A strange, heartwarming, decades-old declaration of love on a New Hampshire roadside.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.