This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

The gravestone of an eccentric Connecticut doctor features dinosaur tracks and a pair of fossil tree casts.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

The former residence of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved African-American woman who successfully sued for her freedom.