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Melpha

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I live in a home where the motto is "we've driven farther for stupider". That pretty much covers it!

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Section of the restored Cliff Walk

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Cliff Walk

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Grave marker of H.P. Lovecraft

Providence, Rhode Island

H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

Grave of Mercy Brown

Exeter, Rhode Island

Grave of Mercy Brown

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Restored red caboose.

Portland, Maine

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

Lenny the Chocolate Moose

Scarborough, Maine

Lenny the Chocolate Moose

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

"Neptune's Ride."

Thomaston, Maine

Maine State Prison Showroom

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Close-up of Mary Nasson's image on her grave

York, Maine

York Witch Grave

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

Desert of Maine

Freeport, Maine

The Desert of Maine

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Looking through bridge toward road

York, Maine

Wiggly Bridge

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

Sponsored By Visit Maine
International Cryptozoology Museum

Bangor, Maine

International Cryptozoology Museum

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

From National Register of Historic Places application, photo 1973

Shrewsbury, Vermont

Stone Man of Bowman Family Crypt

Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?

A not-quite-exact replica of Michelangelo's Pieta. (Wikimedia Commons)

Barre, Vermont

Hope Cemetery

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

The gravestone of the mummy.

Middlebury, Vermont

Grave of Amum-Her-Khepesh-Ef

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

Close-up of the window

New Haven, Vermont

Grave of Timothy Clark Smith

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

The baby flying monkeys at the back of One Main

Burlington, Vermont

Flying Monkey Sculptures

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

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

Burlington, Vermont

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

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

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

Waterbury, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

The back of the menu at the Country Tavern Restaurant
Permanently Closed

Nashua, New Hampshire

Country Tavern Restaurant

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus.

Tomb where the remains of Charles Tilton were supposed to be interred

Northfield, New Hampshire

Memorial Arch of Tilton

The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.

Sign explaining Hannah's story

Boscawen, New Hampshire

Hannah Dustin Memorial Statue

Site of an escape, ten murders, and some scalpings.

Ralph Baer.

Manchester, New Hampshire

Ralph Baer Memorial

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

A close-up of one of the inscriptions.

Suncook, New Hampshire

Josie Langmaid Monument

Murder scene memorialized in perpetuity by grisly obelisk.

Hill family plot

Kingston, New Hampshire

Betty and Barney Hill Graves

Final resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

Cast of Victory

Cornish, New Hampshire

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

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