A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

An elliptical glass tower that is known as the world’s first two-sided building.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Reachable only by foot, the ruins of the 1800s pump house and dam that supplied water to Durham, North Carolina, until 1927 sit by the scenic Eno River.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

The shelves at this Chattanooga bar are stocked with used books, and buying one sends money back to the library.

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

William Shakespeare and other famous historical personalities watch over a square in the heart of Mumbai.

This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.

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