Dover, New Hampshire
Birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.
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Concord, New Hampshire
Donkey Kong Mural
A real-life hidden Easter Egg in New Hampshire's capital city
Woodstock, New Hampshire
Ice Castles
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
Cavendish, Vermont
Phineas Gage Memorial
The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
Stowe, Vermont
Mount Mansfield
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
South Hero, Vermont
Miniature Castles of South Hero
A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington Earth Clock
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
Woodruff, Wisconsin
The World's Largest Penny
In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
America's Black Holocaust Museum
A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
North Point Water Tower
What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Devil’s Punchbowl
As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.
Laona, Wisconsin
World's Largest Soup Kettle
This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
45th Parallel Marker
Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.
Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
World's Heaviest Ball of Twine
Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Franks Diner
Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.
Belleville, Wisconsin
Stewart Tunnel Ice Formations
Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.
Middleton, Wisconsin
National Mustard Museum
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Sputnik IV Crash Site
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
Athens, Wisconsin
45 X 90 Geographical Marker
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Laramie, Wyoming
Matthew Shepard Memorial Bench
It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.
Shawnee, Wyoming
Lost Springs
Population: 1.
Laramie, Wyoming
Lincoln Highway Monument
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Jackson, Wyoming
National Museum of Wildlife Art
One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.
