Newport, Rhode Island
Gravelly Point
The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.
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Newport, Rhode Island
The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.
Paris, Tennessee
A 70-foot replica of the famed Eiffel Tower.
Douglas, Arizona
The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.
Cedar City, Utah
Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.
Towson, Maryland
The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.
Port Angeles, Washington
An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.
Linville, North Carolina
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Jackson, New Hampshire
Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.
Darjeeling, India
Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.
Winnemucca, Nevada
The strongest earthquake in Nevada's recorded history left these spectacular breaks along the west front of a range in central Nevada.
Union, Maine
Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.
Nye County, Nevada
A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.
Manchester, New Hampshire
This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.
Hanover, New Hampshire
The strange, ritualistic-seeming 100+ year old basement of a New Hampshire undergrad society.
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.
Amherst, New Hampshire
A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.
Hebron, New Hampshire
The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Bar Harbor, Maine
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Monson, Maine
The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.
Norway, Maine
This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.
Thomaston, Maine
Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.
Eastport, Maine
The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.