In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

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

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

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

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

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

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

Orcas on display and in the water.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.