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

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

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.

The strange, ritualistic-seeming 100+ year old basement of a New Hampshire undergrad society.

3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

A small obelisk marks the spot where Captain Sam Greele was killed by a falling tree.

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

The macabre graffiti spectacle in a quarry in a Massachusetts forest reservation.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.