Essex, Connecticut
'Turtle' Submarine at Connecticut River Museum
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
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Essex, Connecticut
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
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.
Greenfield, New Hampshire
This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.
Williamstown, Vermont
The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.
Graniteville, Vermont
Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.
Montpelier, Vermont
Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.
Thetford, Vermont
This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.
Woodstock, Vermont
A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.
Windsor, Vermont
This historic folk museum celebrates the attention to detail that makes America great.
Cornish, New Hampshire
The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Hanover, New Hampshire
3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.
White River Junction, Vermont
Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.
Putney, Vermont
A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Hope Valley, England
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.