Culberson County, Texas
Guadalupe Peak
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
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Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Hammondsport, New York
In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
West Orange, New Jersey
Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.
West Orange, New Jersey
Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.
Edison, New Jersey
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.
Paterson, New Jersey
In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Hammondsport, New York
Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Dennis, Massachusetts
This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
Sutton, Massachusetts
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Verona Island, Maine
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Milton, Massachusetts
The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.