Places We All Pod Down Here Wants to Go

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

This bronze statue commemorates the life of the first Black American to publish a novel in the United States.

The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.

A humble reminder to Bedford’s past sits hidden in plain sight.

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.

A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

Memorial dedicated to four citizens killed during a shooting spree prompted by a routine traffic stop.

Believed by many to be the oldest surviving public monument in the United States.

This site was once the largest ski jump tower in the world.

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

The final resting place of the first American-born professional magician.

A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.

An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.

A small obelisk marks the spot where Captain Sam Greele was killed by a falling tree.

This young woman's tombstone names her murderer, who is buried in the same cemetery.

Sites connected to a woman born on a ship and spared by a pirate.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

Site of an escape, ten murders, and some scalpings.

The mansion and cenotaph of the New Hampshire Faust.

The final resting place of the man who played the Invisible Man.