Yorktown, Virginia
Surrender Field
The location where the American Revolution ended.
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Yorktown, Virginia
The location where the American Revolution ended.
Yorktown, Virginia
This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.
Washington, D.C.
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Washington, D.C.
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Westerly, Rhode Island
One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Salem, Massachusetts
A cheeky name, colorful merchandise, and spooky ghost stories
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Bar Harbor, Maine
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Presque Isle, Maine
A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.
Houlton, Maine
This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Bangor, Maine
This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Bangor, Maine
This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Burlington, Vermont
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
West Point, New York
West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.
Salem, Massachusetts
They founded the game company that made Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry!