Exeter, Rhode Island
Grave of Mercy Brown
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
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Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
Providence, Rhode Island
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.
Providence, Rhode Island
The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A large circus museum with summer performances.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.
Athens, Wisconsin
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Duluth, Minnesota
This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Ogema, Wisconsin
The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.