Places sierrawest Wants to Go

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

A safe space and resource for anything and everything relating to sex and sexuality.

This young woman's tombstone names her murderer, who is buried in the same cemetery.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

Play everything you see at a museum dedicated to a town's historic organ industry.

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

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

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.