Ellsworth, Maine
Big Chicken Barn
It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.
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Ellsworth, Maine
It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.
Concord, Massachusetts
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Lake George, New York
All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.
Fair Haven, Vermont
Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.
Northfield, New Hampshire
The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.
Concord, Massachusetts
One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dedicated to one of the world's first Black international, athletic superstars.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Halifax, Massachusetts
A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.
Middletown, Rhode Island
This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Stirling, Scotland
These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Rome, New York
An interesting look into 18th-century American history.
Bennington, Vermont
One of the oldest cemeteries in Vermont is the final resting place of soldiers, politicians, and a famous author.
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.
Griswold, Connecticut
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Ludlow, Vermont
A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.