Salem, Massachusetts
Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie
Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
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Salem, Massachusetts
Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
Salem, Massachusetts
One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.
Boston, Massachusetts
An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Dayton, Ohio
This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sevierville, Tennessee
An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."
Bardstown, Kentucky
The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.
Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Nashville, Tennessee
These fossilized remains of an ancient saber-toothed cat inspired the mascot of Nashville's NHL team.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Sevierville, Tennessee
While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.